CVE-2023-50738 (GCVE-0-2023-50738)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-17 21:10 – Updated: 2025-01-17 22:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
A firmware downgrade prevention vulnerability has been identified in newer Lexmark devices.
Summary
A new feature to prevent Firmware downgrades was recently added to some Lexmark products. A method to
override this downgrade protection has been identified.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-17 22:02 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexmark | Printer Firmware |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 230.041
(custom)
Affected: 230.075 , ≤ 230.086 (custom) Affected: 230.100 , ≤ 230.104 (custom) Affected: 230.200 , ≤ 230.209 (custom) |
guessed |
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