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CVE-2025-7698VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-7698: Canon Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Canon Generic Plus PCL6 Printer DriverSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Canon Inc. Generic Plus PCL6 Printer DriverAffected
  • <=3.30
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Monitor Canon's official channels for patches addressing CVE-2025-7698 and apply updates immediately upon release. 2. Until patches are available, restrict network access to printers and print servers using firewalls and network segmentation to limit exposure. 3. Implement strict access controls and authentication mechanisms for printer management interfaces and print job submission. 4. Educate users to avoid interacting with suspicious print jobs or unsolicited print requests to reduce the risk of user interaction exploitation. 5. Employ network monitoring and intrusion detection systems to detect anomalous print job activity or attempts to exploit the vulnerability. 6. Consider temporarily disabling or replacing vulnerable printer drivers with alternative drivers that do not exhibit this vulnerability, if feasible. 7. Conduct regular security assessments of print infrastructure to identify and remediate other potential weaknesses. 8. Maintain an inventory of all Canon printer drivers in use to ensure comprehensive coverage of mitigation efforts.

Description

Out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in print processing of Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver / Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver / Generic Plus PS Printer Driver / UFRII LT Printer Driver / CARPS2 Printer Driver / Generic FAX Driver / LIPS4 Printer Driver / LIPSLX Printer Driver / UFR II Printer Driver / PS Printer Driver / PCL6 Printer Driver

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