CVE-2025-34200: Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Affects Vasion Print Virtual Appliance HostSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Sep 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Immediate mitigation steps include restricting local shell access to trusted administrators only and auditing current access controls on systems running Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Hosts. Organizations should implement strict file permissions on /etc/issue to prevent world-readable access, ideally limiting it to root or the appliance service account. Network segmentation should be employed to isolate printing appliances from general user environments to reduce the risk of local access by unauthorized users. Monitoring and alerting for unusual changes in network configurations on the appliance can help detect exploitation attempts early. Until a vendor patch is available, consider deploying compensating controls such as credential rotation for the network account and using multi-factor authentication where possible for network management interfaces. Engage with Vasion support to obtain updates on patches or official remediation guidance. Finally, conduct regular security assessments and penetration tests focusing on local privilege escalation and credential exposure risks in appliance environments.
Description
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host and Application (VA and SaaS deployments) provision the appliance with the network account credentials in clear-text inside /etc/issue, and the file is world-readable by default. An attacker with local shell access can read /etc/issue to obtain the network account username and password. Using the network account an attacker can change network parameters via the appliance interface, enabling local misconfiguration, network disruption or further escalation depending on deployment.
References
- pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html (opens in a new tab)
- help.printerlogic.com/saas/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm (opens in a new tab)
- help.printerlogic.com/va/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/vasion-print-printerlogic-network-account-password-stored-in-cleartext (opens in a new tab)