CVE-2026-8631
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk68th percentile — higher than 68% of all known CVEs
Summary
A potential vulnerability has been identified in HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software, involving an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path. This could allow privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution via crafted print data.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized system access or execute malicious code, compromising data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Recommendation
Immediately update HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software to the latest version that includes a fix for this integer overflow.
Original NVD description (English source)
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling crafted print data.