Improper authentication in cups - CVE-2025-58060

Vulnerability identifier: #VU115164

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58060

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the authentication process when the AuthType is set to a value other than "Basic". A remote attacker can send a request with "Authorization: Basic" header, which lead to the application does not check the password and considers the user authenticated. 

cups
IBM Observability with Instana
Netcool Operations Insight
Ansible Automation Platform
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Micro
Anolis OS
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Basesystem Module
Desktop Applications Module
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Fedora
Netezza Appliance
Business Automation Insights
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
cups-filesystem
cups
cups-client
cups-devel
cups-ipptool
cups-libs
cups-lpd
cups (Red Hat package)
cups-libs-debuginfo-32bit
cups-libs-32bit
cups-libs-debuginfo
cups-client-debuginfo
cups-debuginfo
cups-debugsource
cups (Ubuntu package)
cups-doc
libcupsimage2-32bit-debuginfo
libcupscgi1
libcupscgi1-32bit-debuginfo
libcupsmime1-32bit-debuginfo
libcupscgi1-32bit
libcupscgi1-debuginfo
cups-config
libcups2
libcupsmime1-32bit
libcupsimage2
libcups2-debuginfo
libcupsppdc1-debuginfo
cups-devel-32bit
libcupsmime1-debuginfo
libcupsimage2-debuginfo
libcupsmime1
libcupsppdc1
libcups2-32bit-debuginfo
libcups2-32bit
cups-ddk-debuginfo
cups-ddk
libcupsppdc1-32bit
libcupsppdc1-32bit-debuginfo
libcupsimage2-32bit
cups (Debian package)
cups-printerapp
cups-help
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

Install updates from vendor's website.

cups - update to 2.4.13
Netezza Appliance - update to 1.0.0.1
IBM Observability with Instana - update to 1.0.309
Netcool Operations Insight - update to 1.6.15
Business Automation Insights - addressed in versions 24.0.0.0.6, 24.0.1.0.6, 25.0.0.0.3
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless - update to 1
cups-filesystem - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52, 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
cups - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52, 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
cups-client - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52, 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
cups-devel - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52, 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
cups-ipptool - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52, 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
cups-libs - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52, 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
cups-lpd - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52, 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
cups (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.6.3-52.el7_9.1, 2.2.6-33.el8_2.3, 2.2.6-38.el8_4.3, 2.2.6-45.el8_6.6, 2.2.6-51.el8_8.5, 2.2.6-63.el8_10, 2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.4, 2.3.3op2-16.el9_2.4, 2.3.3op2-27.el9_4.1
cups - addressed in versions 1.7.5-20.54.1, 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups-libs-debuginfo-32bit - update to 1.7.5-20.54.1
cups-libs-32bit - update to 1.7.5-20.54.1
cups-libs-debuginfo - update to 1.7.5-20.54.1
cups-client-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.7.5-20.54.1, 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups-libs - update to 1.7.5-20.54.1
cups-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.7.5-20.54.1, 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1, 2.4.16-160000.1.1
cups-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.7.5-20.54.1, 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1, 2.4.16-1.1, 2.4.16-160000.1.1
cups-devel - addressed in versions 1.7.5-20.54.1, 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups-client - addressed in versions 1.7.5-20.54.1, 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm9, 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+esm7, 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.9+esm1, 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.12, 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7.4, 2.4.12-0ubuntu1.1
cups-doc - addressed in versions 2.2.6-63.0.1, 2.4.10-2
libcupsimage2-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupscgi1 - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupscgi1-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsmime1-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupscgi1-32bit - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupscgi1-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups-config - addressed in versions 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1, 2.4.16-1.1, 2.4.16-160000.1.1
libcups2 - addressed in versions 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1, 2.4.16-1.1, 2.4.16-160000.1.1
libcupsmime1-32bit - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsimage2 - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcups2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1, 2.4.16-1.1, 2.4.16-160000.1.1
libcupsppdc1-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups-devel-32bit - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsmime1-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsimage2-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsmime1 - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsppdc1 - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcups2-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcups2-32bit - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups-ddk-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
cups-ddk - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsppdc1-32bit - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsppdc1-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
libcupsimage2-32bit - update to 2.2.7-150000.3.72.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management - update to 2.3 Fix Pack 12
Ansible Automation Platform - update to 2.4
cups (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.4.2-3+deb12u9, 2.4.10-3+deb13u1
cups - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-client - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-debuginfo - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-debugsource - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-devel - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-ipptool - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-libs - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-lpd - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-printerapp - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-help - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-filesystem - update to 2.4.7-7
cups-printerapp - update to 2.4.10-2
cups - addressed in versions 2.4.14-1.fc41, 2.4.14-1.fc42, 2.4.14-1.fc43
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.12.82

• https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-4c68-qgrh-rmmq

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for cups
• Authentication bypass in CUPS
• Fedora 43 update for cups
• Fedora 42 update for cups
• Fedora 41 update for cups
• Ubuntu update for cups
• Debian update for cups
• SUSE update for cups
• SUSE update for cups
• Anolis OS update for cups
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 packages
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for cups
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for cups
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for cups
• openEuler update for cups
• Anolis OS update for cups
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for cups
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for cups
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for cups
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for cups
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for cups
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Netcool Operations Insight
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Netezza Appliance
• Anolis OS update for cups
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Serverless
• SUSE update for cups
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Insights
• SUSE update for cups