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 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.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 71st percentile

Published

2021-07-19

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/lexmark_driver_pri…

Security advisories

• http://support.lexmark.com/alerts
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02.txt

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry