CVE-2025-34197 json
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Undocumented Local Account with Hardcoded Password and Passwordless sudo
published 2025-09-19 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-30266
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 22.0.951, Application prior to 20.0.2368 (VA and SaaS deployments) contain an undocumented local user account named ubuntu with a preset password and a sudoers entry granting that account passwordless root privileges (ubuntu ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL). Anyone who knows the hardcoded password can obtain root privileges via local console or equivalent administrative access, enabling local privilege escalation. This vulnerability has been identified by the vendor as: V-2024-010 — Hardcoded Linux Password. NOTE: The patch for this vulnerability is reported to be incomplete: /etc/shadow was remediated but /etc/sudoers remains vulnerable.
Patch / fix
- Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.951
- Vasion Print Application 20.0.2368
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- pierrekim.github.io https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html#va-hardcoded-password-ubuntu referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host
- Vasion Print Application
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
-
help.printerlogic.com
/saas/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm
vendor-advisory, patch
-
help.printerlogic.com
/va/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm
vendor-advisory, patch
-
pierrekim.github.io
/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html#va-hardcoded-password-ubuntu
technical-description, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/vasion-print-printerlogic-undocumented-local-account-with-hardcoded-password-and-passwordless-sudo
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-34197
- NVD CVE-2025-34197
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