CVE-2006-0577
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLexmark X1185 printer allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by navigating to the "Appearance" dialog and selecting the "Additional styles (skins) are available on the Lexmark web site" option, which launches a web browser that is running with SYSTEM privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Lexmark X1185 printer software launches a web browser with SYSTEM (highest) privileges when users navigate to the Appearance dialog and select the option to browse to Lexmark's website for additional styles/skins. This allows any local user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level permissions, achieving full privilege escalation on the affected Windows system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
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Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Lexmark X1185 software installationCheck for installed Lexmark printer software on the Windows system. Open Control Panel > Programs and Features (or Add/Remove Programs) and look for Lexmark X1185 or Lexmark printer-related entries.Affected if Lexmark X1185 software appears in the installed programs list
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Locate the vulnerable executable componentSearch for Lexmark-related executables in Program Files directories, particularly looking for components related to the printer driver or printer utility software. Check paths like C:\Program Files\Lexmark or C:\Program Files (x86)\Lexmark.Affected if Lexmark X1185 executables or driver files are present on the system
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Check for the Appearance dialog featureLaunch the Lexmark printer software or driver configuration utility and navigate to find an Appearance or Settings dialog that offers options to browse to Lexmark's website for additional styles or skins.Affected if The Appearance dialog with web browsing option is accessible to standard users
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Verify process privilege levelWhen the web browsing feature is triggered from the Lexmark software, observe the spawned browser process in Task Manager. Check the user account column to determine if the browser runs under SYSTEM or a high-privilege account rather than the current user account.Affected if The browser or related spawned process runs under SYSTEM or an elevated account rather than the logged-in user account
If Lexmark X1185 software is installed and its web browsing feature spawns processes with SYSTEM-level privileges, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch from Lexmark for this vulnerability. If no patch is available (product may be End-of-Life), implement least-privilege user accounts and restrict local users from installing or running printer software, or consider upgrading to a supported printer model.
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