Vulnerability in Kofax Printix
CVE-2022-25090
Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 creates a temporary temp.ini file in a directory with insecure permissions, leading to privilege escalation because of a race condition.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.111 (95.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.111 · newest: 0.111 · 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/50812 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/166242/Printix-Client-1.3.1106.0-Privilege-Escala… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ComparedArray/printix-CVE-2022-25090 (Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167012/Printix-1.3.1106.0-Privilege-Escalation.ht… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-25090?
- CVE-2022-25090 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kofax Printix, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2022-25090?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-25090 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.