CVE-2026-7824 PaperCut Hive (Ricoh): Plain text password in logs
Attackers with admin access can enable deep logging to retrieve plaintext device passwords, enabling lateral movement or unauthorized hardware configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-7824?
CVE-2026-7824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PaperCut Hive, published on 5 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the PaperCut Hive Ricoh embedded application. When the "Deep Logging" (diagnostic) mode is enabled, the application inadvertently records administrative credentials in plain text within the log files.
An attacker with administrative access to the PaperCut Hive management portal could remotely enable deep logging and subsequently retrieve sensitive device passwords from the logs after an authorized user authenticates at the device. This exposure allows for the lateral movement or unauthorized configuration of the physical print hardware.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7824?
How do I fix CVE-2026-7824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-7824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p529-vrpr-9p36.