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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2023-2533

PaperCut NG/MF Remote Code Execution

PaperCut NG/MF · affected before 2.1.1

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Severity
CVSS 8.4 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
28.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2023-2533 is a vulnerability affecting PaperCut NG/MF. A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

PaperCut NG/MF affected before 2.1.1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

PaperCut NG/MF Remote Code Execution

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code. This could be exploited if the target is an admin with a current login session.

Exploiting this would typically involve the possibility of deceiving an admin into clicking a specially crafted malicious link, potentially leading to unauthorized changes.

PaperCut Affected
PaperCut NG/MF
Before 2.1.1
PaperCut Unaffected
PaperCut NG/MF
21.2.12 20.1.8
Published
20 Jun 2023
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required

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cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 10:37 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:06 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.4 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

28.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CWE-352

Recent mention · PaperCut Security Bulletins

PaperCut NG/MF Security Bulletin (June 2023)

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:06 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. 10:37 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 14:45 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 03:13 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.4,
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