What is CVE-2025-1268?

CVE-2025-1268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Canon Inc. Carps2 Printer Driver, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2025-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2025-1268?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Canon Inc. Carps2 Printer Driver

CVE-2025-1268

Out-of-bounds vulnerability in EMF Recode processing of Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver / Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver / Generic Plus PS Printer Driver / Generic FAX Printer Driver / UFRII LT Printer Driver / CARPS2 Printer Driver / PDF Driver / LIPS4 Printer Driver / LIPSLX Printer Driver / UFR II Printer Driver / PS Printer Driver / PCL6 Printer Driver

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2025-03-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Canon Inc. Carps2 Printer Driver — versions 31.01 and earlier
Canon Inc. Generic Fax Printer Driver — versions 10.65 and earlier
Canon Inc. Generic Plus Lips4 Printer Driver — versions 3.12 and earlier
Canon Inc. Generic Plus Lipslx Printer Driver — versions 3.12 and earlier
Canon Inc. Generic Plus Pcl6 Printer Driver — versions 3.12 and earlier
Canon Inc. Generic Plus Ps Printer Driver — versions 3.12 and earlier
Canon Inc. Generic Plus Ufr Ii Printer Driver — versions 3.12 and earlier
Canon Inc. Lips4 Printer Driver — versions 15.00 and earlier
Canon Inc. Lipslx Printer Driver — versions 15.00 and earlier
Canon Inc. Pcl6 Printer Driver — versions 15.00 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd (vendor-advisory)
f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd (vendor-advisory)
f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd (vendor-advisory)
f98c90f0-e9bd-4fa7-911b-51993f3571fd (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1268?: CVE-2025-1268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Canon Inc. Carps2 Printer Driver, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2025-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-1268?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.