CVE-2025-34215
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) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 22.0.1026 and Application prior to version 20.0.2702 (only VA deployments) expose an unauthenticated firmware-upload flow: a public page returns a signed token usable at va-api/v1/update, and every Docker image contains the appliance’s private GPG key and hard-coded passphrase. An attacker who extracts the key and obtains a token can decrypt, modify, re-sign, upload, and trigger malicious firmware, gaining remote code execution. This vulnerability has been identified by the vendor as: V-2024-020 — Remote Code Execution.
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 Virtual Appliance exposes an unauthenticated firmware update mechanism where a public endpoint returns signed tokens usable at va-api/v1/update. Critically, every Docker image contains the appliance's private GPG key and hard-coded passphrase. Attackers can extract the key from any Docker image, obtain a token from the public page, then decrypt firmware, inject malicious code, re-sign it, and trigger execution—achieving remote code execution.
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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< 20.0.2702< 22.0.1026CVSS 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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Identify Vasion Print Virtual Appliance installationCheck for running Docker containers named 'vation', 'print', or the virtual appliance VM. Run 'docker ps -a' and look for Vasion-related images, or check VMware/Hyper-V for the Vasion Virtual Appliance VM.Affected if A Docker container or VM running Vasion Print Virtual Appliance is found in the environment
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Check Application versionAccess the Vasion web interface or check the container/VM's internal version file. The Application version should be below 20.0.2702 to be affected. Typically found in /opt/vasion/version or via the admin UI.Affected if Installed Application version is less than 20.0.2702
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Check Host versionCheck the virtual appliance host system version. This is typically displayed on the Vasion host administration page or can be retrieved via 'host-ctl --version' inside the appliance VM.Affected if Installed Host version is less than 22.0.1026
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Verify network exposure to update endpointsCheck if the appliance is accessible from untrusted networks on ports used by the update mechanism (typically port 443/https). The vulnerable endpoint is va-api/v1/update. Test with: curl -k https://<appliance-ip>/va-api/v1/updateAffected if The appliance update API is reachable from networks outside the trusted internal network
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Inspect Docker image for embedded GPG artifactsIf running Docker, extract the image and search for GPG private keys or passphrases: 'docker save vasion-appliance > app.tar && tar -xf app.tar -O */layer.tar | tar -xf - -O | grep -i "gpg" or check for keyring files in /opt/vasion/gpg'Affected if GPG private keys or hardcoded passphrases are found within the Docker image filesystem
The environment is affected if Vasion Virtual Appliance is running with Application version below 20.0.2702 or Host version below 22.0.1026, and the firmware update endpoints are 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 · scoped20.0.270222.0.1026
Upgrade Virtual Appliance Host to version 22.0.1026 or later, and Application to version 20.0.2702 or later. Until patched, restrict network access to the firmware update endpoints.
Virtual Appliance Application: 20.0.2702 or later; Virtual Appliance Host: 22.0.1026 or later
- Identify which Virtual Appliance component is deployed (Application or Host)
- Check the current version of the installed component
- For Virtual Appliance Application: upgrade to version 20.0.2702 or later
- For Virtual Appliance Host: upgrade to version 22.0.1026 or later
- Verify the upgrade was successful by confirming the new version number
- Ensure the appliance is functioning normally post-upgrade
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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