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Vasion PrintApplication · Printerlogic

CVE-2025-27677

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 20.0.1923 / 22.0.843 or later.
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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
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) before Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 Application 20.0.1923 allows Symbolic Links For Unprivileged File Interaction V-2022-002.

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 confidence

Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) contains a symbolic link vulnerability in versions prior to Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 and Application 20.0.1923. The flaw allows unprivileged users to interact with files they should not have access to via symbolic link manipulation, potentially enabling unauthorized file access or modification.

MitigationUpgrade Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host to version 22.0.843 or higher and Application to version 20.0.1923 or higher to remediate this vulnerability.

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
Vasion PrintApplication
Affected:< 20.0.1923
Virtual ApplianceApplication
Affected:< 22.0.843

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 installed Vasion Print product
    Check if the environment is running Vasion Print Application or Virtual Appliance. Look for installation directories, service names, or check the product UI/help About section.
    Affected if The product is Printerlogic Vasion Print or Virtual Appliance and the version cannot be determined or is below the fixed versions
  2. Check Vasion Print Application version
    Navigate to the application UI, go to Help > About, or check the installation directory for version files. On Linux, check /opt/printerlogic or similar installation paths for a version file.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 20.0.1923
  3. Check Virtual Appliance Host version
    Access the Virtual Appliance admin console or check the system information page. Alternatively, SSH to the appliance and check the build version via command line if available.
    Affected if The installed Virtual Appliance version is lower than 22.0.843
  4. Assess symbolic link accessibility
    Review file permissions on application data directories. Check if unprivileged users have write access to directories where the application creates or processes files that could be replaced with symbolic links.
    Affected if Unprivileged users can create or manipulate symbolic links in application-controlled directories and the version is in the affected range

The environment is affected if either Vasion Print Application version is below 20.0.1923 or Virtual Appliance Host version is below 22.0.843, and unprivileged users can interact with symbolic links in application directories.

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

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 20.0.1923 / 22.0.843 or later
Fixed in 20.0.192322.0.843
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host to version 22.0.843 or higher and Application to version 20.0.1923 or higher to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 / Application 20.0.1923

  1. Back up the current Vasion Print/Virtual Appliance configuration and data
  2. Download the fixed version from the official Vasion download portal (Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 or Application 20.0.1923)
  3. Follow Vasion's documented upgrade procedure for the Virtual Appliance or self-hosted installation
  4. After upgrade, verify the application starts successfully and services are running
  5. Confirm symbolic link permissions are restricted by testing that unprivileged users cannot follow symlinks to privileged file locations
  6. Validate that core printing functionality works as expected post-upgrade
Caveat Review Vasion's release notes for any deprecated features or compatibility changes between your current version and 22.0.843/20.0.1923

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Vasion Print Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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