Not according to RedHat, who I trust a hell of a lot more than a Phoronix article that cites a blog post.

CVE-2024-47176 cups-browsed (7.5)

CVE-2024-47076 cups-filter libcupsfilters (8.2)

CVE-2024-47175 libppd cups cups-filter (7.7)

CVE-2024-47177 cups-filters foomatic (6.1)

Good news, it’s not a 9.9. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-response-openprinting-cups-vulnerabilities

I think KDE looks great out of the box, includes all the extensions I want, and is easy to configure.

I can also add a recommendation for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Honestly, it saved the movie for me… so much more interesting than the main audio track. They bring in the VFX lead who explains how they made all the special effects before CGI was a thing.