CVE-2026-6892

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.05.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-29. the CNA's CVSS baseline 5.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:canon, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Improper handling of symbolic links in the installer of CUPS Printer Driver for macOS(*) may allow a local attacker with login privileges to exploit a specially crafted symbolic link during installation to modify permissions of directories for which they would not normally have authorization. 

*:Canon PIXUS iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (Japan)

Canon PIXMA MG2500 Series and iX6800 Series CUPS Printer Driver for macOS Version 16.91.0.0 or earlier (US and Europe)

CVSS v3
5.0
EG Score
5.0(medium)
EPSS
2.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 29, 2026

Last Modified

May 29, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

インクジェットプリンターのmacOS用プリンタードライバーに関する脆弱性対応について｜サポート｜キヤノン

https://canon.jp/support/support-info/260528-1vulnerability-response

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6892(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 66× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6892?
CVE-2026-6892 is a medium vulnerability published on May 29, 2026. Improper handling of symbolic links in the installer of CUPS Printer Driver for macOS(*) may allow a local attacker with login privileges to exploit a specially crafted symbolic link during installation to modify permissions of directories for which they would not normally have authorization.…
When was CVE-2026-6892 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6892 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6892 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6892 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6892?
CVE-2026-6892 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 5.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6892?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6892, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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