01 Record
CVE-2023-50738
A firmware downgrade prevention vulnerability has been identified in newer Lexmark devices.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Lexmark
CNA base score4.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
02 Description
A firmware downgrade prevention vulnerability has been identified in newer Lexmark devices.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 19.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-01-17 21:10Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-01-17 22:02Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-12-11
- Assigning CNA
- Lexmark
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e5cd1c09c88d2539c3683bbc1bb3de85706781dc5a35531464409399da5daad8
05 Affected products
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