Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-35449
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Metasploit
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISC