What it is
CVE-2023-2533 is a vulnerability affecting PaperCut PaperCut NG/MF. A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially...
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CVE-2023-2533
PaperCut NG/MF Remote Code Execution
PaperCut / PaperCut NG/MF · affected before 2.1.1
- Severity
- CVSS 8.4 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 29.2%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
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Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
PaperCut / PaperCut NG/MF affected before 2.1.1.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
PaperCut NG/MF Remote Code Execution
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code. This could be exploited if the target is an admin with a current login session.
Exploiting this would typically involve the possibility of deceiving an admin into clicking a specially crafted malicious link, potentially leading to unauthorized changes.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
PaperCut
PaperCut NG/MF
Before 2.1.1
Affected
PaperCut
PaperCut NG/MF
21.2.12
Unaffected
PaperCut
PaperCut NG/MF
20.1.8
Unaffected
- Published
- 20 Jun 2023
- Exploitation Reported
- 01 Jun 2026
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- Required
Tags
cisa
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2533
- fluidattacks.com/advisories/arcangel fluidattacks.com · CVE Record https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/arcangel/
- papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023 papercut.com · CVE Record https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-06-01 10:37 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:06 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
8.4
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
29.2%
Weaknesses
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2023-2533
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2023-2533",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 8.4,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.29246,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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