Vulnerabilites related to SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - SEIKO EPSON printer drivers for Windows OS
CVE-2025-42598 (GCVE-0-2025-42598)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-04-28 08:20
Modified
2025-04-28 16:10
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.4 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect default permissions
Summary
Multiple SEIKO EPSON printer drivers for Windows OS are configured with an improper access permission settings when installed or used in a language other than English. If a user is directed to place a crafted DLL file in a location of an attacker's choosing, the attacker may execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege on a Windows system on which the printer driver is installed.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | SEIKO EPSON printer drivers for Windows OS |
Version: see the information provided by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. |
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