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PaperCut NG/MF unauth admin config plus class-loading

PaperCut NG/MF is affected by an unauthenticated admin configuration path combined with class-loading risk. Apply vendor patches promptly.

Also tracked as CVE-2026-81578 · PaperCut NG/MF auth bypass

First observed
Aug 28, 2026
Last observed
Aug 28, 2026
Last reviewed
Sep 20, 2026
Tracking ended
Aug 28, 2026

Uncertainty and limitations

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Confirm exact fixed builds against the live PaperCut advisory.

  • Exact fixed builds must come from the vendor advisory.
  • HOL blog is operator guidance.

Timeline

Reviewed events, oldest first, each tied to a verified source.

  1. Disclosure

    CVE-2026-81578 PaperCut NG/MF auth bypass / class-loading disclosed.

  2. Update

    HOL Guard published operator coverage.

Publication clock: 572.0 hours from reviewed disclosure timestamp to HOL publication; 12-hour critical target; historical backfill outside target.

Guard coverage and non-coverage

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No Guard coverage mapping is published for this record.

Defensive policy guidance

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No campaign-specific policy guidance is published.

Reviewed artifacts and indicators

Published values are defanged (for example hxxps and [.] blocks) so nothing here is copy-paste executable.

Reviewed artifacts

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  • PaperCut NG/MFgenericpackage

Sources

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Reviewed in full by HOL Guard Security Publishing.

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Record HGTC-2026-80D3A46B.