# CVE-2026-63226: Server-side request forgery in Ricoh printers and Multifunction Printers (MFPs)

> Ricoh printers allow SSH port forwarding when enabled, permitting attackers to connect to arbitrary internal network destinations.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5wcj-6pch-ghh8

## What is CVE-2026-63226?

CVE-2026-63226 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ricoh printers and Multifunction Printers (MFPs), published on 23 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Printers and Multifunction Printers (MFPs) provided by Ricoh Company, Ltd. do not implement restrictions on SSH port forwarding, allowing to connect to arbitrary destinations. When SSH is enabled on an affected product, SSH port forwarding may be leveraged to connect to other node on the LAN.

Weakness: CWE-923 (Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-63226?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-63226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-63226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-63226 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-63226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-63226 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-63226 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ricoh printers and Multifunction Printers (MFPs), published on 23 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-63226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ricoh printers and Multifunction Printers (MFPs). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63226/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63226/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63226
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63226
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-63226

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63226/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.