What is CVE-2019-14299?

CVE-2019-14299 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ricoh Sp C250dn, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-14299?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ricoh Sp C250dn

CVE-2019-14299

Ricoh SP C250DN 1.05 devices have an Authentication Method Vulnerable to Brute Force Attacks. Some Ricoh printers did not implement account lockout. Therefore, it was possible to obtain the local account credentials by brute force.

Published 2020-03-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

www.ricoh-usa.com/en/support-and-download (Vendor Advisory)
www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14299?: CVE-2019-14299 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ricoh Sp C250dn, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-14299?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.