PaperCut Server Spawning Suspicious Child Process (CVE-2026-82078)

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Sep 17, 2026•0•0•3

Detects suspicious child processes (cmd.exe, powershell.exe, java.exe) spawned by the PaperCut NG/MF server processes (pc-app.exe or java.exe), which is indicative of potential post-exploitation activity following remote code execution.