VulnerabilityPublished 5 Mar 2025Updated 3 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-27680: Vasion Print · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in 1.0.750 : patch affected systems as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

9.1Critical

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 1.0.750

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. 2. Until patches are deployed, isolate print appliances on dedicated network segments with strict access controls to limit exposure to untrusted networks. 3. Implement network monitoring and anomaly detection focused on print appliance traffic to identify suspicious firmware upload attempts or unusual communications. 4. Enforce strict firmware update policies, including cryptographic signature verification and integrity checks, to prevent unauthorized firmware installation. 5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing on print infrastructure to detect potential weaknesses. 6. Educate IT staff about the risks associated with print appliance vulnerabilities and establish incident response procedures specific to print infrastructure compromise. 7. Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions that can monitor print appliance behavior for signs of compromise. 8. Maintain an inventory of all print appliances and their firmware versions to ensure timely patch management and vulnerability tracking.

Description

Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) before Virtual Appliance Host 1.0.750 Application 20.0.1442 allows Insecure Firmware Image with Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity V-2024-004.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-27680 is substantial. Exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive documents being printed, exposure of confidential information, and potential lateral movement within corporate networks. This is particularly critical for sectors such as government, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, where print jobs often contain sensitive or regulated data. The vulnerability undermines the integrity of print infrastructure, potentially allowing attackers to implant persistent backdoors via firmware manipulation. This could result in long-term espionage or sabotage campaigns. Additionally, compromised print appliances could serve as a launchpad for further attacks against internal systems, increasing the overall risk profile. The lack of required authentication and user interaction lowers the barrier for attackers, making it easier to exploit remotely. European organizations with centralized print management using Vasion Print are therefore at elevated risk of data breaches and operational disruption.

CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessOWASP Top 10 A08:2025: Software or Data Integrity Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
REST Security (opens in a new tab)
JSON Web Token for Java (opens in a new tab)
REST Assessment (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.2 (opens in a new tab)
V3.5.3 (opens in a new tab)
V13.2.6 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) (opens in a new tab)
Cache Poisoning (opens in a new tab)
DNS Cache Poisoning (opens in a new tab)
Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML Messages (opens in a new tab)
Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 3 Nov 2025, 21:05 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-345

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