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.
History

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title PaperCut Hive (Ricoh): Plain text password in logs
Weaknesses CWE-532
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PaperCut

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-05T12:41:06.788Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T02:41:39.279Z

Link: CVE-2026-7824

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-05T12:41:03.156Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-05T07:16:01.100

Modified: 2026-05-05T07:16:01.100

Link: CVE-2026-7824

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-05T08:30:20Z