CVE-2026-82078
PaperCut MF/NG: Unsafe Dynamic Class Loading in Database Connector
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.4 Critical
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 28, 2026
Description
An unsafe dynamic class loading vulnerability exists in the database connection utilities of PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG. The application instantiates database driver classes based on configurable driver names without validating against an allowlist of approved drivers. If an attacker can manipulate system configuration parameters, this enables the execution of arbitrary Java bytecode residing on the application classpath under the security context of the PaperCut server process.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.4 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | PaperCut |
Weaknesses
- CWE-470 Use of Externally-Controlled input to select classes or code ('unsafe reflection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PaperCut MF/NGPaperCut |
|
References
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