CVE-2011-4538

Lexmark X, W, T, E, and C devices before 2012-02-09 allow attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading passwords within exported settings.

Published: 2020-03-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-4538 is rated Moderate Risk (40.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.87%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4538

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 0.87% +0.64%
2 2025-03-30 0.28% 0.23% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.28%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4538

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4538

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4538

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lexmark x860_firmware <= lp.sp.p108 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x860_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x862_firmware <= lp.sp.p108 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x862_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x864_firmware <= lp.sp.p108 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x864_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x734_firmware <= lr.fl.p224c cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x734_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x736_firmware <= lr.fl.p224c cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x736_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x738_firmware <= lr.fl.p224c cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x738_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x651_firmware <= lr.mn.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x651_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x652_firmware <= lr.mn.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x652_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x654_firmware <= lr.mn.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x654_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x656_firmware <= lr.mn.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x656_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x658_firmware <= lr.mn.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x658_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x543_firmware <= ll.el.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x543_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x544_firmware <= ll.el.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x544_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x546_firmware <= ll.el.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x546_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x463_firmware <= lr.bs.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x463_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x464_firmware <= lr.bs.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x464_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x466_firmware <= lr.bs.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x466_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x363_firmware <= ll.bz.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x363_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x364_firmware <= ll.bz.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x364_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark w850_firmware <= lp.jb.p108 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:w850_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark t650_firmware <= lr.jp.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:t650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark t652_firmware <= lr.jp.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:t652_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark t654_firmware <= lr.jp.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:t654_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark e460_firmware <= lr.lbh.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:e460_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark e462_firmware <= lr.lbh.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:e462_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark e360_firmware <= ll.lbm.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:e360_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark e260_firmware <= ll.lbl.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:e260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c734_firmware <= lr.sk.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c734_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c736_firmware <= lr.sk.p224a cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c736_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c546_firmware <= lu.as.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c546_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c540_firmware <= ll.as.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c540_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c543_firmware <= ll.as.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c543_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c544_firmware <= ll.as.p511 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c544_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4538

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