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CVE-2018-15520

Various Lexmark devices have a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

9.8 Critical

Various Lexmark devices have a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.20%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Various Lexmark devices have a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Record
CVE-2018-15520
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Various Lexmark devices have a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Record
CVE-2018-15520
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7397 No score

Various Lexmark devices have a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Record
EUVD-2018-7397
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jx8x-49cm-p262 9.8

Various Lexmark devices have a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Various Lexmark devices have a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Record
GHSA-jx8x-49cm-p262
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2018-15520 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Lexmark Cx421 Firmware, published June 28, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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