CVE-2024-27169
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 · uneditedToshiba printers provides API without authentication for internal access. A local attacker can bypass authentication in applications, providing administrative access. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.
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 · moderate confidenceToshiba printers expose an internal API without authentication, allowing a local attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain administrative access to the device.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Toshiba printer is in useIdentify the device manufacturer and model by checking the device label, web interface footer, or SNMP sysDescr outputAffected if The device is a Toshiba printer or multifunction device
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Locate the internal API endpointAccess the device on common HTTP/HTTPS ports (80, 443, 8080) and examine the URL structure for API paths such as /api/, /webservices/, or /rest/ endpoints documented in the device web interfaceAffected if The device exposes an internal API endpoint accessible over HTTP/HTTPS without a login session
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Test API authentication requirementSend an HTTP request to the identified API endpoint (such as GET /api/settings or POST /api/admin) without providing any credentials, session cookie, or Authorization headerAffected if The API returns a successful response (200 OK) with device configuration or administrative data instead of requiring authentication (401/403)
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Check for unauthenticated admin accessAttempt to invoke an administrative function through the API (such as modifying user accounts, network settings, or firmware information) without authentication credentialsAffected if Administrative API calls execute successfully without authentication, allowing configuration changes
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Verify network exposureExamine whether the device management interface (including the API) is accessible from untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules, VLAN configuration, or port scan results from external IP addressesAffected if The API is reachable from networks outside the trusted internal network segment
A Toshiba printer is affected if its internal API endpoints are accessible without any authentication credentials and return sensitive administrative data or allow configuration changes.
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 dataImplement authentication for all API endpoints, restrict network access to trusted internal networks, and apply vendor-supplied firmware updates.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-27169 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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