CVE 5 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-6892_CVE-2026-6892

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MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

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 and Europe)

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-6892
Source Canon
Published May 29, 2026 at 00:00

Affected Product

Vendor Canon Inc.
Product Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS
Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier
Affected Versions Canon Inc. Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS 16.91.0.0 or earlier
Canon Inc. PIXMA MG2500 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS 16.91.0.0 or earlier
Canon Inc. PIXMA iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS 16.91.0.0 or earlier

CWE Classification

References

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