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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-105326

🗓️ 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Argument injection in CUPS mailto notify-recipient-uri enables command execution.

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alpinelinux
AlpineLinux
CVE-2026-105326
5 Oct 202618:58
–alpinelinux
circl
Circl
CVE-2026-105326
5 Oct 202620:12
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-105326
5 Oct 202618:58
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-105326 Cups: cups: argument injection in mailto notifier via notify-recipient-uri
5 Oct 202618:58
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-105326
5 Oct 202618:58
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-92637
5 Oct 202618:58
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-105326
5 Oct 202619:17
–nvd
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-105326
5 Oct 202619:17
–osv
osv
OSV
ECHO-B398-2098-0D6B
6 Oct 202608:18
–osv
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-105326
6 Oct 202600:00
–osv
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    accepts printer subscription requests that supply a mailto notify-recipient-uri. The mailto notifier
    passes the recipient address to the configured sendmail program without ensuring it cannot be interpreted
    as command-line options. A remote attacker who can reach the CUPS service could supply a crafted recipient
    value starting with - to influence sendmail behavior. Successful exploitation depends on the installed
    mail transfer agent and CUPS network exposure, and may lead to execution of attacker-controlled commands
    with the privileges of the CUPS service user. (CVE-2026-105326)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cups"},
          {"reference": "cups-bsd"},
          {"reference": "cups-client"},
          {"reference": "cups-common"},
          {"reference": "cups-core-drivers"},
          {"reference": "cups-daemon"},
          {"reference": "cups-ipp-utils"},
          {"reference": "cups-ppdc"},
          {"reference": "cups-server-common"},
          {"reference": "libcups2"},
          {"reference": "libcups2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcupsimage2"},
          {"reference": "libcupsimage2-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "20.04",
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          {"reference": "cups-bsd"},
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  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
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  "Debian Linux-13": {
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          {"reference": "cups"},
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          {"reference": "cups-common"},
          {"reference": "cups-core-drivers"},
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          {"reference": "cups-ppdc"},
          {"reference": "cups-server-common"},
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        "release": "10",
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    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cups"},
          {"reference": "cups-client"},
          {"reference": "cups-devel"},
          {"reference": "cups-filesystem"},
          {"reference": "cups-ipptool"},
          {"reference": "cups-libs"},
          {"reference": "cups-lpd"},
          {"reference": "cups-printerapp"}
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  },
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    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cups"},
          {"reference": "cups-client"},
          {"reference": "cups-devel"},
          {"reference": "cups-filesystem"},
          {"reference": "cups-ipptool"},
          {"reference": "cups-libs"},
          {"reference": "cups-lpd"}
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    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cups"},
          {"reference": "cups-client"},
          {"reference": "cups-devel"},
          {"reference": "cups-filesystem"},
          {"reference": "cups-ipptool"},
          {"reference": "cups-libs"},
          {"reference": "cups-lpd"}
        ]
      }
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  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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