Privilege escalation in Kofax Printix
CVE-2022-25089
Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 incorrectly uses Privileged APIs to modify values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE via UITasks.PersistentRegistryData.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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: 0.184 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.184 · newest: 0.184 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Broken Link)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50798 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ComparedArray/printix-CVE-2022-25089 (Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167013/Printix-1.3.1106.0-Privileged-API-Abuse.ht… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-25089?
- CVE-2022-25089 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kofax Printix, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2022-25089?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-25089 known to be exploited?
- 36 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.