CVE-2025-27657
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 · uneditedVasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) before Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 Application 20.0.1923 allows Remote Code Execution V-2023-008.
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 confidenceVasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) virtual appliance contains a pre-authentication Remote Code Execution vulnerability allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system. The vulnerability affects Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 22.0.843 and Application versions prior to 20.0.1923.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 20.0.1923< 22.0.843CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Virtual Appliance Host versionLog into the Vasion Print/PrinterLogic admin web interface and navigate to the System or About page to view the Virtual Appliance Host version. Alternatively, access the appliance via SSH and run: cat /etc/version or cat /opt/printersoftware/version 2>/dev/nullAffected if The displayed version is lower than 22.0.843
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Check Vasion Print Application versionIn the admin web interface, locate the version information typically found in the Help > About section or System Information page. This displays the Application software version.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 20.0.1923
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Identify exposed management interfaceCheck if the Vasion Print admin interface (typically ports 443 or 8443) is accessible from untrusted networks or the public internet. Review firewall rules and network configurations.Affected if The management interface is reachable from networks outside the trusted internal network (pre-authentication flaw means no credentials needed to exploit)
The environment is affected if either the Virtual Appliance Host version is below 22.0.843 or the Application version is below 20.0.1923, especially if the management interface is network-accessible.
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.
dbcve · scoped20.0.192322.0.843
Upgrade Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host to version 22.0.843 or higher and Application to version 20.0.1923 or higher immediately. Implement network segmentation and restrict access to the management interface as an interim control.
Vasion Print 20.0.1923 or higher; Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 or higher
- Back up the current Vasion Print/Virtual Appliance configuration and data before upgrading
- Download the fixed version from the official Vasion/PrinterLogic download portal (Application 20.0.1923 or higher for Vasion Print, Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 or higher)
- Follow the official Vasion upgrade documentation to apply the update
- After upgrade, verify the application version reflects the fixed release (20.0.1923+ for Print, 22.0.843+ for Virtual Appliance Host)
- Test critical functionality to ensure the upgrade completed successfully and the RCE vulnerability is remediated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2025-27657 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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