Ecosys M5526cdw FirmwareOperating system · Kyocera

CVE-2019-13197

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Some Kyocera printers (such as the ECOSYS M5526cdw 2R7_2000.001.701) were affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability in the URI paths of the web application that would allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a Denial of Service attack, crashing the device, or potentially execute arbitrary code on the device.

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 confidence

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the URI path handling of Kyocera printer web application (ECOSYS M5526cdw). Unauthenticated attackers can send specially crafted URI paths that overflow a buffer, causing device crash (DoS) or potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.

MitigationApply vendor firmware update from Kyocera. Until patched, restrict network access to the printer web interface and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

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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 data
Ecosys M5526cdw FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 2r7_2000.001.701

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the printer model
    Access the printer web interface or print a configuration page to confirm the model is Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdw
    Affected if The device is not a Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdw model
  2. Check the firmware version
    Navigate to the web interface status or system settings page, or print a configuration/status page to display the firmware version
    Affected if The firmware version is exactly 2r7_2000.001.701
  3. Verify the web interface is network accessible
    Attempt to access the printer web interface over HTTP/HTTPS from a remote host, or check network configuration to confirm the web service is enabled and reachable
    Affected if The web interface is accessible over the network and the firmware version is 2r7_2000.001.701
  4. Confirm remote management is enabled
    Check the printer network settings or security configuration to determine if remote management/web interface access is permitted from network segments
    Affected if Remote access to the web interface is enabled and the firmware matches the affected version

You are affected if you have a Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdw with firmware version exactly 2r7_2000.001.701 and its web interface is network-accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor firmware update from Kyocera. Until patched, restrict network access to the printer web interface and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

Fix this in Ecosys M5526cdw Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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