CVE-2019-6489

Certain Lexmark CX, MX, X, XC, XM, XS, and 6500e devices before 2019-02-11 allow remote attackers to erase stored shortcuts.

Published: 2019-02-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-6489 is rated Moderate Risk (41.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.94%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-6489

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 0.60% 0.94% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 0.53% 0.60% +0.07%
3 2025-03-29 0.53%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-6489

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-6489

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-6489

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lexmark xm5163_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm5163_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm5170_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm5170_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm7155_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm7155_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm7163_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm7163_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm7170_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm7170_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm7155x_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm7155x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm7163x_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm7163x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xm7170x_firmware <= lw71.tu.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm7170x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx310_firmware <= lw71.gm2.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx310_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 xc2132_firmware <= lw71.gm7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xc2132_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx31x_firmware <= lw71.sb2.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx31x_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 xm1145_firmware <= lw71.sb4.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm1145_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 xm3150_firmware <= lw71.sb7.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm3150_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 xm91x_firmware <= lw71.mg.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xm91x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mx6500e_firmware <= lw71.jd.p216 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mx6500e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x548_firmware <= lhs60.vk.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x548_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs548_firmware <= lhs60.vk.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs548_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x74x_firmware <= lhs60.ny.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x74x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs748_firmware <= lhs60.ny.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs748_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x792_firmware <= lhs60.mr.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x792_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs79x_firmware <= lhs60.mr.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs79x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x925_firmware <= lhs60.hk.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x925_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs925_firmware <= lhs60.hk.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs925_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x95x_firmware <= lhs60.tq.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x95x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark xs95x_firmware <= lhs60.tq.p682 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:xs95x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark 6500e_firmware <= lhs60.jr.p809 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:6500e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x46x_firmware <= lr.bs.p809 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x46x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x65x_firmware <= lr.mn.p809 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x65x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x73x_firmware <= lr.fl.p809 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x73x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark x86x_firmware <= lp.sp.p809 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:x86x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-6489

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