---
id: CVE-2026-14544
title: A flaw was found in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software). This
  vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-8631, may allow a remote
  attacker to escalate privileges or achieve arbitrary code execution. This can
  occur through a…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-190
published: '2026-07-03'
updated: '2026-07-03'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14544'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14544'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496772'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39976'
    label: 'RHSA-2026:39976'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40831'
    label: 'RHSA-2026:40831'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40894'
    label: 'RHSA-2026:40894'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-07-04T06:55:48.810Z'
epss: 0.012
epssPercentile: 0.68268
vendor: HP
product: HPLIP
affected:
  - HPLIP all versions
  - hplip (all versions)
  - hplip (all versions)
  - hplip (all versions)
  - hplip
  - hplip
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-07-09T00:00:00+00:00'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software). This vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-8631, may allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges or achieve arbitrary code execution. This can occur through an integer overflow in the hpcups processing path when handling specially crafted print data.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.