CVE-2019-16758
In Lexmark Services Monitor 2.27.4.0.39 (running on TCP port 2070), a remote attacker can use a directory traversal technique using /../../../ or ..%2F..%2F..%2F to obtain local files on the host operating system.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In Lexmark Services Monitor 2.27.4.0.39 (running on TCP port 2070), a remote attacker can use a directory traversal technique using /../../../ or ..%2F..%2F..%2F to obtain local files on the host operating system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 16.77% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 November 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- lexmark/services monitor firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 16.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155365/Lexmark-Services-Monitor-2.27.4.0.39-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/17Third Party Advisory
- http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE930&locale=en&userlocale=EN_US
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/110943Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155365/Lexmark-Services-Monitor-2.27.4.0.39-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/17Third Party Advisory
- http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE930&locale=en&userlocale=EN_US
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/110943Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.