diff --git a/hplip-CVE-2026-8632.patch b/hplip-CVE-2026-8632.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67f2a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-CVE-2026-8632.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+From cc245a1117ae478e916662a7d9bded65b55765b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 15:27:09 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] 3.26.4
+
+---
+ base/utils.py | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
+ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/base/utils.py b/base/utils.py
+index d176c0ddd..780e4766e 100644
+--- a/base/utils.py
++++ b/base/utils.py
+@@ -2359,11 +2359,10 @@ def check_pkg_mgr( package_mgrs = None):
+     log.debug("Not found")
+     return (0, '')
+ 
+-# checks if given process is running.
+-#return value:
+-#    True or False
+-#    None - if process is not running
+-#    grep output - if process is running
++# Check whether any running process command line contains the requested name.
++# Return value:
++#    (True, {pid: cmdline, ...}) when one or more matching processes are found
++#    (False, {}) when no matching process is found or enumeration fails
+ 
+ def Is_Process_Running(process_name):
+     if not process_name:
+@@ -2371,28 +2370,27 @@ def Is_Process_Running(process_name):
+ 
+     try:
+         process = {}
+-        p1 = Popen(["ps", "-w", "-w", "aux"], stdout=PIPE)
+-        p2 = Popen(["grep", process_name], stdin=p1.stdout, stdout=PIPE)
+-        p3 = Popen(["grep", "-v", "grep"], stdin=p2.stdout, stdout=PIPE)
+-        output = p3.communicate()[0]
+-        log.debug("Is_Process_Running output = %s " %output)
+-
+-        if output:
+-            for p in output.splitlines():
+-                cmd = "echo '%s' | awk {'print $2'}" %p
+-                status,pid = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmd)
+-                cmd = "echo '%s' | awk {'print $11,$12'}" %p
+-                status,cmdline = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmd)
+-                if pid :
++        for entry in os.listdir('/proc'):
++            if not entry.isdigit():
++                continue
++            pid = entry
++            try:
++                with open('/proc/%s/cmdline' % pid, 'rb') as f:
++                    raw = f.read()
++                cmdline = raw.replace(b'\x00', b' ').decode('utf-8', 'replace').strip()
++                if process_name in cmdline:
+                     process[pid] = cmdline
++            except (IOError, OSError):
++                continue
+ 
++        log.debug("Is_Process_Running matches = %s " % process)
++        if process:
+             return True, process
+         else:
+             return False, {}
+ 
+     except Exception as e:
+-        log.error("Execution failed: process Name[%s]" %process_name)
+-        print >>sys.stderr, "Execution failed:", e
++        log.error("Execution failed: process Name[%s] - error - %s" % (process_name, str(e)))
+         return False, {}
+ 
+ 
+-- 
+2.54.0
+
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index f1ecedf..3d7000d 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
 Version: 3.21.2
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and IJG and Public Domain and GPLv2+ with exceptions and ISC
 
 Url: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ Patch60: hplip-fab-import.patch
 # it fails further down - break out earlier with a message
 # reported upstream as https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1916114
 Patch61: hplip-hpsetup-noscanjets.patch
+# CVE-2026-8632 - Privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution
+# via operating system command injection in Is_Process_Running()
+# https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/RHEL-178365
+Patch62: hplip-CVE-2026-8632.patch
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} <= 8
 # mention hplip-gui if you want to have GUI
@@ -478,6 +482,8 @@ done
 # if an user tries to install scanner via hp-setup (printer/fax utility)
 # it fails further down - break out earlier with a message
 %patch61 -p1 -b .hpsetup-noscanjets
+# CVE-2026-8632 - command injection in Is_Process_Running()
+%patch -P 62 -p1 -b .CVE-2026-8632
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} <= 8
 # mention hplip-gui should be installed if you want GUI
@@ -826,6 +832,10 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sane.d/dll.d/hpaio
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 02 2026 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.21.2-7
+- CVE-2026-8632 hplip: HPLIP: Privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution
+  via operating system command injection [rhel-9.9]
+
 * Mon Aug 09 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 3.21.2-6
 - Rebuilt for IMA sigs, glibc 2.34, aarch64 flags
   Related: rhbz#1991688