What is CVE-2023-50738?

CVE-2023-50738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lexmark Printer Firmware, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-50738?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lexmark Printer Firmware

CVE-2023-50738

A new feature to prevent Firmware downgrades was recently added to some Lexmark products. A method to override this downgrade protection has been identified.

EPSS: 0.000 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Lexmark Printer Firmware — versions 0, 230.075, 230.100

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
CWE-1328

References

www.lexmark.com/en_us/solutions/security/lexmark-security-advisories.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50738?: CVE-2023-50738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lexmark Printer Firmware, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-50738?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.