{"cve":"CVE-2021-35449","nvd":{"published":"2021-07-19T15:15:07.780","modified":"2026-06-17T03:57:30.697","status":"Modified","description":"The Lexmark Universal Print Driver version 2.15.1.0 and below, G2 driver 2.7.1.0 and below, G3 driver 3.2.0.0 and below, and G4 driver 4.2.1.0 and below are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. A standard low priviliged user can use the driver to execute a DLL of their choosing during the add printer process, resulting in escalation of privileges to SYSTEM.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-732"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/","https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/main/vuln_2021_02.txt","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163811/Lexmark-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://support.lexmark.com/alerts/"],"products":["lexmark:g2_driver","lexmark:g3_driver","lexmark:g4_driver","lexmark:universal_print_driver"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:21:13.713336758+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-35449","score":0.01357,"percentile":0.71661,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}