High severity · published Aug 19, 2025
CVE-2025-4044
XML External Entity Injection vulnerability in various Lexmark Universal Drivers
8.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in various Lexmark printer drivers for Windows allows attacker to disclose sensitive information to an arbitrary URL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PS
Printer Software G2 · Lexmark
before 2.17.0.0 · source: vendor
UP
Universal Print Driver · Lexmark
before 3.0.6.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4044
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4044
www.lexmark.com
https://www.lexmark.com/en_us/solutions/security/lexmark-security-advisories.html
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