CVE-2021-35449
The Lexmark Universal Print Driver version 2.15.1.0 and below, G2 driver 2.7.1.0 and below, G3 driver 3.2.0.0 and below, and G4 driver 4.2.1.0 and below are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Lexmark Universal Print Driver version 2.15.1.0 and below, G2 driver 2.7.1.0 and below, G3 driver 3.2.0.0 and below, and G4 driver 4.2.1.0 and below are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. A standard low priviliged user can use the driver to execute a DLL of their choosing during the add printer process, resulting in escalation of privileges to SYSTEM.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.36% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- lexmark/g2 driver · lexmark/g3 driver · lexmark/g4 driver · lexmark/universal print driver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/Vendor Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/Vendor Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02.txtThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.