CVE-2016-1896

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: January 27, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE745
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.4%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

lexmark