CVE-2018-18894

Certain older Lexmark devices (C, M, X, and 6500e before 2018-12-18) contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the embedded web server.

Published: 2020-03-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-18894 is rated Moderate Risk (46.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-18894

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 2025-03-30 0.71% 0.27% -0.44%
2 2025-03-29 0.28% 0.71% +0.43%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-18894

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [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-2018-18894

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-18894

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lexmark 6500e_firmware < lhs60.jr.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:6500e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c748_firmware < lhs60.cm4.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c748_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c79x_firmware < lhs60.hc.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c79x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c925_firmware < lhs60.hv.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c925_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c95x_firmware < lhs60.tp.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c95x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs41x_firmware < lw71.vy2.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs41x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs51x_firmware < lw71.vy4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs51x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs748_firmware <= lhs60.cm4.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs748_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs796_firmware < lhs60.hc.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs796_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx410_firmware < lw71.gm4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx510_firmware < lw71.gm7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m3150_firmware < lw71.pr4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m3150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m5155_firmware < lw71.dn4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m5155_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m5163_firmware < lw71.dn4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m5163_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m5170_firmware < lw71.dn7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m5170_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms610de_firmware < lw71.pr4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms610de_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms610dte_firmware < lw71.pr4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms610dte_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms810de_firmware < lw71.dn4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms810de_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms812de_firmware < lw71.dn7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms812de_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms91x_firmware < lw71.sa.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms91x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx410_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx510_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx511_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx511_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx610_firmware < lw71.sb7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx610_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx611_firmware < lw71.sb7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx611_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx6500e_firmware <= lw71.jd.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx6500e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx71x_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx71x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx81x_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx81x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx91x_firmware < lw71.mg.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx91x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark sm91x_firmware < lw71.mg.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:sm91x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x46x_firmware < lr.bs.p810 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x46x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x548_firmware < lhs60.vk.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x548_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x65x_firmware < lr.mn.p810 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x65x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x73x_firmware < lr.fl.p810 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x73x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x74x_firmware < lhs60.ny.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x74x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x792_firmware < lhs60.mr.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x792_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x86x_firmware < lr.sp.p810 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x86x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x925_firmware < lhs60.hk.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x925_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x95x_firmware < lhs60.tq.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x95x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xc2132_firmware < lw71.gm7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xc2132_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm1145_firmware < lw71.sb4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm1145_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm3150_firmware < lw71.sb7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm3150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm51xx_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm51xx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm71xx_firmware < lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm71xx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs478_firmware < lhs60.ny.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs478_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs548_firmware < lhs60.vk.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs548_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs79x_firmware < lhs60.mr.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs79x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs925_firmware < lhs60.hk.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs925_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs95x_firmware < lhs60.tq.p683 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs95x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-18894

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