CVE-2021-35449: 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…

PriorityP345high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EXPLOIT

EPSS

1.41%

69.4th percentile

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

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
lexmark	g2_driver	<= 2.7.1.0	—
lexmark	g3_driver	<= 3.2.0.0	—
lexmark	g4_driver	<= 4.2.1.0	—
lexmark	universal_print_driver	<= 2.15.1.0	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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