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NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-4480 — A flaw was found in the Samba printing subsystem. Samba passes the client-contro...

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Executive Summary

A flaw was found in the Samba printing subsystem. Samba passes the client-controlled job description string to the command configured with the "print command" setting via the "%J" substitution character without escaping shell meta characters. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted print job description that contains unescaped shell characters. This could

Analysis

A flaw was found in the Samba printing subsystem. Samba passes the client-controlled job description string to the command configured with the "print command" setting via the "%J" substitution character without escaping shell meta characters. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted print job description that contains unescaped shell characters. This could lead to remote code execution on the affected system. CVSS Score: 8.5. Published: 2026-05-26T15:16:40.937.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-4480
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on May 26, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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