CVE-2021-35449 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Lexmark Universal Print Driver (versions 2.15.1.0 and below) and G2, G3, and G4 drivers. A low-privileged user can exploit this by executing a chosen DLL during the printer installation process, achieving SYSTEM-level privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, a Metasploit module exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:g2_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:g3_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:g4_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.15.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lexmark:universal_print_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.