CVE-2026-2832
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCertain Samsung MultiXpress Multifunction Printers may be vulnerable to information disclosure, potentially exposing address book entries and other device configuration information through specific APIs without proper authorization.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSamsung MultiXpress multifunction printers contain an information disclosure vulnerability where specific API endpoints expose address book entries and device configuration data without proper authorization checks. An unauthenticated remote attacker could access sensitive contact information and device settings through these unprotected APIs.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device modelAccess the printer's web interface or check the device identification page (typically /info.html or /device.html) to verify the exact model is a Samsung MultiXpress multifunction printerAffected if The device is a Samsung MultiXpress series multifunction printer
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Identify accessible API endpointsProbe common API paths on the printer's web server (such as /api/addressbook, /api/config, /api/contacts, or similar endpoints that may expose device data) using HTTP GET requests without providing any authentication credentialsAffected if HTTP requests to API endpoints return successful responses without requiring login or authentication tokens
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Check for address book exposureSend unauthenticated HTTP requests to potential address book API endpoints (for example, /api/addressbook/entries, /api/contacts, or /addressbook) and examine whether the response contains contact names, phone numbers, email addresses, or fax numbersAffected if The API returns JSON or XML data containing contact information without authentication
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Check for device configuration exposureSend unauthenticated HTTP requests to potential configuration API endpoints (for example, /api/device/config, /api/settings, or /config) and examine whether the response contains network settings, system configuration, or administrative parametersAffected if The API returns device configuration details such as IP addresses, DNS settings, or admin preferences without authentication
If the device is a Samsung MultiXpress printer and any API endpoints return address book entries or configuration data without requiring authentication, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict network access to printer management interfaces, implement authentication requirements on exposed APIs, and apply vendor firmware updates when available. Consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
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