CVE-2023-22960

Lexmark products through 2023-01-10 have Improper Control of Interaction Frequency.

Published: 2023-01-23 Last update: 2025-04-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-22960 is rated High Risk (69/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.52%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22960

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 2026-05-25 28.74% 35.52% +6.78%
2 2026-05-10 42.79% 28.74% -14.05%
3 2026-05-09 42.79%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22960

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]
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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22960

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22960

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lexmark b2236_firmware < mslsg.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2236_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2338_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2338_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2442_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2442_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2546_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2546_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2650_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b2865_firmware < msngw.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b2865_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b3340_firmware < mslbd.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b3340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark b3442_firmware < mslbd.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:b3442_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2240_firmware < cstzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2240_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2325_firmware < csnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2325_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2326_firmware < cslbn.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2326_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2425_firmware < csnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2425_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c2535_firmware < csnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c2535_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c3224_firmware < cslbl.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c3224_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c3326_firmware < cslbl.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c3326_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c3426_firmware < cslbl.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c3426_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c4150_firmware < cstat.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c4150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c6160_firmware < cstpp.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c6160_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark c9235_firmware < cstmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:c9235_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs331_firmware < cslbl.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs331_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs421_firmware < csnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs421_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs431_firmware < cslbn.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs431_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs439_firmware < cslbn.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs439_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs521_firmware < csnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs521_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs622_firmware < cstzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs622_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs720_firmware < cstat.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs720_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs725_firmware < cstat.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs725_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs727_firmware < cstat.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs727_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs728_firmware < cstat.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs728_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs820_firmware < cstpp.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs820_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs827_firmware < cstpp.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs827_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs921_firmware < cstmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs921_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs923_firmware < cstmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs923_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cs927_firmware < cstmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cs927_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx331_firmware < cxlbl.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx331_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx421_firmware < cxnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx421_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx431_firmware < cxlbn.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx431_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx522_firmware < cxtzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx522_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx622_firmware < cxtzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx622_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx625_firmware < cxtzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx625_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx725_firmware < cxtat.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx725_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx727_firmware < cxtat.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx727_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx820_firmware < cxtpp.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx820_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx825_firmware < cxtpp.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx825_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx860_firmware < cxtpp.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx860_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx920_firmware < cxtmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx920_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx921_firmware < cxtmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx921_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx922_firmware < cxtmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx922_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx923_firmware < cxtmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx923_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx924_firmware < cxtmh.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx924_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark cx944_firmware < cxtpc.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:cx944_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m1242_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m1242_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m1246_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m1246_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m1342_firmware < mslbd.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m1342_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m3250_firmware < mstgm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m3250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m5255_firmware < mstgw.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m5255_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark m5270_firmware < mstgw.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:m5270_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mb2236_firmware < mxlsg.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mb2236_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mb2338_firmware < mxngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mb2338_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mb2442_firmware < mxtgm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mb2442_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mb2546_firmware < mxtgm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mb2546_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mb2650_firmware < mxtgm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mb2650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mb2770_firmware < mxtgw.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mb2770_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mb3442_firmware < mxlbd.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mb3442_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mc2325_firmware < cxnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mc2325_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mc2425_firmware < cxnzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mc2425_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mc2535_firmware < cxtzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mc2535_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mc2640_firmware < cxtzj.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mc2640_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mc3224_firmware < cxlbl.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mc3224_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mc3326_firmware < cxlbl.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mc3326_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark mc3426_firmware < cxlbn.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:mc3426_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms321_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms321_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms331_firmware < mslbd.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms331_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms421_firmware <= msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms421_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms431_firmware < mslbd.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms431_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms521_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms521_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms621_firmware < msngm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms621_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms622_firmware < mstgm.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms622_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms725_firmware < msngw.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms725_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lexmark ms821_firmware < msngw.081.233 cpe:2.3:o:lexmark:ms821_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22960

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