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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-50738: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.