CVE-2017-20156: A vulnerability was found in Exciting Printer and classified as critical

Q: How do I fix CVE-2017-20156?

printer: upgrade to 2017-07-08. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2017-20156 being exploited?

CVE-2017-20156 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2017-20156 affect?

CVE-2017-20156 affects printer. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A vulnerability was found in Exciting Printer and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file lib/printer/jobs/prepare_page.rb of the component Argument Handler. The manipulation of the argument URL leads

Q: How urgent is CVE-2017-20156?

Priority 40/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

This month

MEDIUM 5.5UPGRADE

CVE-2017-20156 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting printer. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in Exciting Printer and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file lib/printer/jobs/prepare_page.rb of the component Argument Handler. The manipulation of the argument URL leads to command injection. The patch is named 5f8c715d6e2cc000f621a6833f0a86a673462136. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217139.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Adjacent network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.2% (top 18%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-77
Published	2022-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: printer project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-12-31 10:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:15 UTCUpdated Record last modified

printer project printer UPGRADE

Affected: < 2017-07-08

Fixed in: 2017-07-08

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy printer || rpm -q printer || printer --version

2. UPGRADE to 2017-07-08 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade printer

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade printer

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-20156?

printer: upgrade to 2017-07-08. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-20156 being exploited?

CVE-2017-20156 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2017-20156 affect?

CVE-2017-20156 affects printer. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A vulnerability was found in Exciting Printer and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file lib/printer/jobs/prepare_page.rb of the component Argument Handler. The manipulation of the argument URL leads

How urgent is CVE-2017-20156?

Priority 40/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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