PaperCut Hive (Ricoh): Plain text password in logs_CVE-2026-7824

5.9 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

An issue was discovered in the PaperCut Hive Ricoh embedded application. When the "Deep Logging" (diagnostic) mode is enabled, the application inadvertently records administrative credentials in plain text within the log files.

An attacker with administrative access to the PaperCut Hive management portal could remotely enable deep logging and subsequently retrieve sensitive device passwords from the logs after an authorized user authenticates at the device. This exposure allows for the lateral movement or unauthorized configuration of the physical print hardware.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-7824

Source PaperCut

Published May 5, 2026 at 06:22

Affected Product

Vendor PaperCut

Product PaperCut Hive

Affected Versions PaperCut PaperCut Hive 0

CWE Classification

CWE-532

References

www.papercut.com /kb/Main/papercut-ng-mf-and-papercut-hive-security-bulletin-may-2026/

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