CVE-2021-35449

moderate-risk
Published 2021-07-19

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.

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13.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Lexmark

References (6)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation....
Vendor Advisory http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/
Third Party Advisory https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation....
Vendor Advisory http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/
Third Party Advisory https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02...
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 10/34 · Low