CVE-2026-8631

HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software – Potential Escalation of Privilege and Arbitrary Code Execution

Published: May 20, 2026Updated: Aug 4, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-122

9.8CRITICAL

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-122 CWE-190

Affected Products

HP Inc

commercial·USaka hewlett packard, hp, hewlett-packard

HP Linux Imaging and Printing SoftwareEmbedded

Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral

commercial·USaka hpe, hewlett packard

linux imaging and printingOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_14942099-14942126-16/hpsbpi04118

support.hp.com

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26228

access.redhat.com

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26297

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