CVE-2018-5409 is a critical vulnerability affecting PrinterLogic Print Management software versions up to and including 18.3.1.96, where the software fails to adequately verify the origin and integrity of code updates. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code by compromising the host server, performing DNS spoofing, or modifying code during transit. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV or Hot List) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 18.3.1.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:printerlogic:print_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.