PaperCut RCE (CVE-2026-82078): PaperCut Server Spawning Shell Process

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Sep 17, 2026•2•0•6

Detects instances where web server or application-related processes (pc-app, java, pc-tomcat, PCClient) spawn command shell interpreters (cmd, powershell, pwsh). This behavior is often indicative of exploitation of a web application vulnerability, such as remote code execution.