CVE-2021-35449

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.29% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory lexmark.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/ vendor advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02.txt third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-35449?
CVE-2021-35449 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-35449?
To fix CVE-2021-35449, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-35449 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-35449 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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