What is CVE-2025-34197?

CVE-2025-34197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vasion Print Application, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2025-34197?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-34197 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Vasion Print Application

CVE-2025-34197

Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 22.0.951, Application prior to 20.0.2368 (VA and SaaS deployments) contain an undocumented local user account named ubuntu with a preset password and a sudoers entry granting that account passwordless root privileges (ubuntu ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL). Anyone who knows the hardcoded password can obtain root privileges via local console or equivalent administrative access, enabling local privilege escalation. This vulnerability has been identified by the vendor as: V-2024-010 — Hardcoded Linux Password. NOTE: The patch for this vulnerability is reported to be incomplete: /etc/shadow was remediated but /etc/sudoers remains vulnerable.

Published 2025-09-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Vasion Print Application — versions 0
Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host — versions 0
Vasion Virtual Appliance Application
Vasion Virtual Appliance Host

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

help.printerlogic.com/saas/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory)
help.printerlogic.com/va/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vasion-print-printerlogic-undocumented-local-accou… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-34197?: CVE-2025-34197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vasion Print Application, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-34197?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-34197 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.