Race condition in the initialization process on Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.02.049, CB before CB.02.049, PP before PP.02.0
Race condition in the initialization process on Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.02.049, CB before CB.02.049, PP before PP.02.049, and YK before YK.02.049 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging incorrect detection of the security-jumper status.
- Published
- Jan 27, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.3% · 88th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-254
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| lexmark | printer firmware | cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:printer_firmware |
| lexmark | c4150 | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:c4150 |
| lexmark | cs720de | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs720de |
| lexmark | cs720dte | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs720dte |
| lexmark | cs725de | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs725de |
| lexmark | cs725dte | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs725dte |
| lexmark | cx725de | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx725de |
| lexmark | cx725dhe | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx725dhe |
| lexmark | cx725dthe | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cx725dthe |
| lexmark | xc4150 | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:xc4150 |
| lexmark | c6160 | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:c6160 |
| lexmark | cs820de | cpe:2.3:h:lexmark:cs820de |
and 16 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- lexmark printer firmwareup to cb.02.048 inclusive
- lexmark printer firmwareup to atl.02.048 inclusive
- lexmark printer firmwareup to yk.02.048 inclusive
- lexmark printer firmwareup to pp.02.048 inclusive
Same product
lexmark: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-50739A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) in various Lexmark devices.35Monitor
- CVE-2016-3145Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.021.063, CB before CB.021.063, PP before PP.021.063, and YK before YK.021.063 mishandle Erase 18Monitor
- CVE-2023-50738A firmware downgrade prevention vulnerability has been identified in newer Lexmark devices.17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-254 · 7PK - Security FeaturesCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.