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CVE-2026-6892

Improper handling of symbolic links in the installer of CUPS Printer Driver for macOS(*) may allow a local attacker with login privileges to exploit a specially crafted symbolic link during installation to modify permissions of directories for which they would not normally have authorization.  *:Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (Japan) Canon PIXMA MG2500 Series and iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (US a
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:9869e539dac037f7af3fbe33b7d8ee483cfbba8a2d4d782a3ccfd3d0c076bb31
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
2

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

affected · 3 assertions

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"PIXMA iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS","vendor":"Canon Inc.","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"16.91.0.0 or earlier"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/affected/2

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"PIXMA MG2500 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS","vendor":"Canon Inc.","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"16.91.0.0 or earlier"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/affected/1

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS","vendor":"Canon Inc.","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"16.91.0.0 or earlier"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/affected/0
cvss · 2 assertions

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":5.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact"…

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV4_0

Affected products and versions

3 source assertions
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"PIXMA iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS","vendor":"Canon Inc.","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"16.91.0.0 or earlier"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/affected/2
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"PIXMA MG2500 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS","vendor":"Canon Inc.","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"16.91.0.0 or earlier"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/affected/1
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS","vendor":"Canon Inc.","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"16.91.0.0 or earlier"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

2 source assertions
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":5.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact"…
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59 Improper link resolution before file access ('link following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

4 source assertions
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://canon.jp/support/support-info/260528-1vulnerability-response"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://psirt.canon/advisory-information/cp2026-004/"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.canon-europe.com/support/product-security/"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.usa.canon.com/support/canon-product-advisories/CPA2026-004-Vulnerability-Remediation-for-My-Image-Garden-for-macOS-and-CUPS-Printer-Driver-for-macOS"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c04d0e6d26d133f8341b3143dd6c05f6231daac0f0ef636fc91347dfafaf3b79 · sha256:794a6731576efd8a… · /containers/cna/references/2

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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