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Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities

Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities

Ground.News • September 5, 2026

PaperCut Flaws Exploited in Attacks on U.S. and European Schools Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2026 Attackers are exploiting two new PaperCut flaws to steal credentials and gain privileged access in education-sector attacks across the U.S. and Europe. Attackers are exploiting two recelty disclosed PaperCut flaws, CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078, in attacks targeting schools and other education

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PaperCut Flaws Exploited in Attacks on U.S. and European Schools Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2026 Attackers are exploiting two new PaperCut flaws to steal credentials and gain privileged access in education-sector attacks across the U.S. and Europe. Attackers are exploiting two recelty disclosed PaperCut flaws, CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078, in attacks targeting schools and other education […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities

Threat actors are exploiting the newly disclosed PaperCut flaws to facilitate credential theft in attacks targeting the education sector in the U.S. and Europe. The Arctic Wolf Adversary Research Team said it observed attackers exploiting CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078 – an authentication bypass and remote code execution chain – to conduct command execution and reconnaissance, as well as

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