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CVE-2018-18894


Certain older Lexmark devices (C, M, X, and 6500e before 2018-12-18) contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the embedded web server.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 98 products from lexmark, from lexmark, from lexmark and 95 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-03-10T13:15:12.330

Last Modified

2026-06-17T01:48:05.833

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System lexmark 6500e_firmware < lhs60.jr.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark 6500e - No
Operating System lexmark c748_firmware < lhs60.cm4.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark c748 - No
Operating System lexmark c79x_firmware < lhs60.hc.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark c79x - No
Operating System lexmark c925_firmware < lhs60.hv.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark c925 - No
Operating System lexmark c95x_firmware < lhs60.tp.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark c95x - No
Operating System lexmark cs41x_firmware < lw71.vy2.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark cs41x - No
Operating System lexmark cs51x_firmware < lw71.vy4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark cs51x - No
Operating System lexmark cs748_firmware ≤ lhs60.cm4.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark cs748 - No
Operating System lexmark cs796_firmware < lhs60.hc.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark cs796 - No
Operating System lexmark cx410_firmware < lw71.gm4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark cx410 - No
Operating System lexmark cx510_firmware < lw71.gm7.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark cx510 - No
Operating System lexmark m3150_firmware < lw71.pr4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark m3150 - No
Operating System lexmark m5155_firmware < lw71.dn4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark m5155 - No
Operating System lexmark m5163_firmware < lw71.dn4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark m5163 - No
Operating System lexmark m5170_firmware < lw71.dn7.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark m5170 - No
Operating System lexmark ms610de_firmware < lw71.pr4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark ms610de - No
Operating System lexmark ms610dte_firmware < lw71.pr4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark ms610dte - No
Operating System lexmark ms810de_firmware < lw71.dn4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark ms810de - No
Operating System lexmark ms812de_firmware < lw71.dn7.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark ms812de - No
Operating System lexmark ms91x_firmware < lw71.sa.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark ms91x - No
Operating System lexmark mx410_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx410 - No
Operating System lexmark mx510_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx510 - No
Operating System lexmark mx511_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx511 - No
Operating System lexmark mx610_firmware < lw71.sb7.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx610 - No
Operating System lexmark mx611_firmware < lw71.sb7.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx611 - No
Operating System lexmark mx6500e_firmware ≤ lw71.jd.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx6500e - No
Operating System lexmark mx71x_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx71x - No
Operating System lexmark mx81x_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx81x - No
Operating System lexmark mx91x_firmware < lw71.mg.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark mx91x - No
Operating System lexmark sm91x_firmware < lw71.mg.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark sm91x - No
Operating System lexmark x46x_firmware < lr.bs.p810 Yes
Hardware lexmark x46x - No
Operating System lexmark x548_firmware < lhs60.vk.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark x548 - No
Operating System lexmark x65x_firmware < lr.mn.p810 Yes
Hardware lexmark x65x - No
Operating System lexmark x73x_firmware < lr.fl.p810 Yes
Hardware lexmark x73x - No
Operating System lexmark x74x_firmware < lhs60.ny.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark x74x - No
Operating System lexmark x792_firmware < lhs60.mr.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark x792 - No
Operating System lexmark x86x_firmware < lr.sp.p810 Yes
Hardware lexmark x86x - No
Operating System lexmark x925_firmware < lhs60.hk.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark x925 - No
Operating System lexmark x95x_firmware < lhs60.tq.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark x95x - No
Operating System lexmark xc2132_firmware < lw71.gm7.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark xc2132 - No
Operating System lexmark xm1145_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark xm1145 - No
Operating System lexmark xm3150_firmware < lw71.sb7.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark xm3150 - No
Operating System lexmark xm51xx_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark xm51xx - No
Operating System lexmark xm71xx_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 Yes
Hardware lexmark xm71xx - No
Operating System lexmark xs478_firmware < lhs60.ny.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark xs478 - No
Operating System lexmark xs548_firmware < lhs60.vk.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark xs548 - No
Operating System lexmark xs79x_firmware < lhs60.mr.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark xs79x - No
Operating System lexmark xs925_firmware < lhs60.hk.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark xs925 - No
Operating System lexmark xs95x_firmware < lhs60.tq.p683 Yes
Hardware lexmark xs95x - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For lexmark's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.