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IPP / CUPS

Network printing stack

:631 5 guides 3 phases
1 min read Updated: Jul 13, 2026

What are IPP and CUPS?
IPP is the Internet Printing Protocol. CUPS is a common Unix printing system that speaks IPP.

Common security issues

  • Printer and queue enumeration leaking host and environment details

  • Admin interfaces exposed beyond intended networks

  • Misconfigured access controls around print job submission

  • Old deployments with known vulnerabilities and weak hardening

Enumeration

Detect CUPS version, printers, queues, and extract user and host info

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Vulnerability Discovery

CUPS admin exposure checks and CVE-2024-47176 RCE detection guides

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Exploitation

Exploit CVE-2024-47176 via cupshax to get RCE on CUPS

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