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PaperCut Releases Emergency Patch for Exploited Zero-Day

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: SecurityWeek
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Assessed Severity: CRITICAL
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Perimeter & Network Defense
Intelligence Sector
Vulnerabilities & CVEs

Analyst Takeaway

"PaperCut Software is warning users of its NG and MF print management solutions that a zero-day vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. The flaw has yet to be assigned a CVE identifier and no technical details have been shared. The vendor released emergency patches on Friday and urged customers to install them. PaperCut also recommends disconnecting the application server from the internet..."

Recommended Defense & Mitigation

  • Emergency Patching: Prioritize vendor patches and CVE mitigation across internet-facing assets immediately.
  • Perimeter Audit: Inspect perimeter firewall logs and hunt for unauthorized RCE indicators.
Curated & Verified by CyberNew Threat Intelligence Desk Standard Defense Framework (NIST / MITRE ATT&CK)
PaperCut zero-day exploited

PaperCut Software is warning users of its NG and MF print management solutions that a zero-day vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

The flaw has yet to be assigned a CVE identifier and no technical details have been shared. The vendor released emergency patches on Friday and urged customers to install them.

PaperCut also recommends disconnecting the application server from the internet and restricting access to trusted IPs.

“We are aware of confirmed customer incidents and are treating this matter with the highest priority. Our investigation is ongoing,” the company said in its advisory. 

It’s unclear who is behind the exploitation of the zero-day vulnerability. 

PaperCut has shared some indicators of compromise (IoCs), including suspicious activity associated with pc-app.exe, the main executable for the PaperCut Application Server.

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The company also noted that unexpectedly truncated or deleted server.log files could indicate an intrusion. The removal or modification of log files can suggest that attackers are attempting to cover their tracks. 

Written By Eduard Kovacs

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