CVE 2026 123747

A flaw was found in pappl-retrofit. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied filenames when handling the upload and deletion of PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this directory traversal flaw by submitting filenames containing path traversal sequences. This allows the attacker to upload or delete arbitrary files on the system, which can result in data corruption, denial of service, or arbitrary command execution.

Red Hat has evaluated this vulnerability as having an Important severity impact because unauthenticated remote attackers could manipulate or delete arbitrary filesystem contents with elevated privileges if the service is exposed. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora, the required storage directory /var/lib/legacy-printer-app/ppd is not created by the package, meaning default installations are not vulnerable without manual administrative setup. Exploitation is only possible if the service is actively running and this missing directory has been manually provisioned with administrative privileges.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Bugzilla 2568110 : pappl-retrofit: Directory traversal in the add-ppdfiles and delete-ppdfiles actions

CWE-22 : Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability

Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

The attacker may be able to create or overwrite critical files that are used to execute code, such as programs or libraries.

Technical Impact: Modify Files or Directories

The attacker may be able to overwrite or create critical files, such as programs, libraries, or important data. If the targeted file is used for a security mechanism, then the attacker may be able to bypass that mechanism. For example, appending a new account at the end of a password file may allow an attacker to bypass authentication.

Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories

The attacker may be able to read the contents of unexpected files and expose sensitive data. If the targeted file is used for a security mechanism, then the attacker may be able to bypass that mechanism. For example, by reading a password file, the attacker could conduct brute force password guessing attacks in order to break into an account on the system.

Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

The attacker may be able to overwrite, delete, or corrupt unexpected critical files such as programs, libraries, or important data. This may prevent the product from working at all and in the case of protection mechanisms such as authentication, it has the potential to lock out product users.

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