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CVE-2016-1896

Published: Jan 27, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-254
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 13.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Race condition in the initialization process on Lexmark printers with firmware ATL before ATL.02.049, CB before CB.02.049, PP before PP.02.049, and YK before YK.02.049 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging incorrect detection of the security-jumper status.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-254CWE-264

Affected Products

LexmarkLexmark International Inc.Hardware Firmware
printer firmwarelexmarkHardware Firmware
n/an/a
lexmark international inc.commercialUSHardware Firmwareaka b2236, b2338, b2442
lexmarkcommercialUSHardware Firmware

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745
support.lexmark.com
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745
support.lexmark.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 27, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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