THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-22960
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-22960

B2236 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
27.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Lexmark products through 2023-01-10 have Improper Control of Interaction Frequency.
Affected vendor
Lexmark
Affected product
B2236 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
  • CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
Published
2023-01-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 27.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-22960

  • Confirm whether Lexmark B2236 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-22960.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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