CVE-2022-25090
Published: 10 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-25090 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in Kofax Printix. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through version 1.3.1106.0 is affected by CVE-2022-25090, a race condition vulnerability (CWE-362) that arises when the software creates a temporary temp.ini file inside a directory with insecure permissions. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 and permits local privilege escalation when an attacker wins the race to modify the file before it is consumed.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the condition over the network by placing a malicious temp.ini file in the shared directory during the brief window the application uses it, ultimately obtaining elevated privileges on the host. Public proof-of-concept code demonstrating the attack has been published on Exploit-DB, Packet Storm, and GitHub.
The EPSS score for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2916 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.1236, indicating that exploitation interest increased well after the original disclosure. No vendor patch or mitigation guidance is described in the supplied references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29834
Vulnerability details
Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 creates a temporary temp.ini file in a directory with insecure permissions, leading to privilege escalation because of a race condition.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.
Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.