Buffer overflow in HP Linux Imaging And Printing

CVE-2026-8631

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-8631: fell from 0.018 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.007

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8631?
CVE-2026-8631 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Linux Imaging And Printing, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-8631?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.