Vulnerability

CVE-2023-27351

High· 7.5KEVCVSS7.5EPSS66%

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PaperCut NG/MF Improper Authentication Vulnerability

PaperCut NG/MF contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations via the SecurityRequestFilter class.

Threat signal

95/100

Severe

Severity

high

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

66%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

Ransomware: Known40d overdue

AffectedPaperCut — NG/MF

Added to KEV

2026-04-20

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2026-05-04

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “PaperCut NG/MF contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations via the SecurityRequestFilter class.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

7.5/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactNoneNo integrity impact.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

65.6%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p99

higher than 99% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2023-27351. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2026-04-20Added to CISA KEVransomware: Known
2026-04-20Published
2026-05-04Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.