PT-2021-20921 · Lexmark · Lexmark Printers

Published 2021-07-14 · Updated 2021-07-19 · CVE-2021-35469

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Lexmark Printer Software versions G2, G3, and G4

Description: The issue is related to a local escalation of privilege due to a registry entry with an unquoted service path. This allows for potential exploitation.

Recommendations: For Lexmark Printer Software versions G2, G3, and G4, consider restricting access to the registry entry until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the vulnerable registry entry to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-35469

Affected Products

Lexmark Printers

References · 6

• http://support.lexmark.com/index?id=TE952&page=content&locale=en&userlocale=EN_US · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35469 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-35469 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.lexmark.com/alerts · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17832 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17583 · Telegram Post