CVE-2023-22960

highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.278 · 98 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

27.8% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

131 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Lexmark products through 2023-01-10 have Improper Control of Interaction Frequency.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-307USprimaryCWE-284US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

t3l3machus/CVE-2023-22960This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass the credentials brute-force prevention mechanism of the Embedded Web Server (interface) of more than 60 Lexmark printer models. This issue affects both username-password and PIN authentication.PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (131)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Lexmark Laser Printersall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:lexmark:laser_printer:-
Lexmark Multifunction Printerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:lexmark:multifunction_printer:-
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
lexmark b2236 firmware< mslsg.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2236_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2338 firmware< msngm.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2338_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2442 firmware< msngm.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2442_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2546 firmware< msngm.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2546_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2650 firmware< msngm.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2865 firmware< msngw.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2865_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b3340 firmware< mslbd.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b3340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b3442 firmware< mslbd.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b3442_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2240 firmware< cstzj.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2240_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2325 firmware< csnzj.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2325_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2326 firmware< cslbn.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2326_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2425 firmware< csnzj.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2425_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2535 firmware< csnzj.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2535_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c3224 firmware< cslbl.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c3224_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c3326 firmware< cslbl.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c3326_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c3426 firmware< cslbl.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c3426_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c4150 firmware< cstat.081.233nvdUScpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c4150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

showing 20 of 131

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-0182Lexmark Laser Drucker und Lexmark Multifunktionsdrucker: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-01-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Lexmark Laser Druckern und Lexmark Multifunction Druckern ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-01-23modified 2026-06-17

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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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