Print Virtual Appliance Host: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CVE-2025-34200 is a high-severity cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in Print Virtual Appliance Host from Vasion, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of Print Virtual Appliance Host you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on help.printerlogic.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasion | Print Virtual Appliance Host | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| Vasion | Print Application | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| Vasion | Virtual Appliance Application | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| Vasion | Virtual Appliance Host | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 8.6 | High | CNA (vulncheck.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | High | NVD |
Official description
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host and Application (VA and SaaS deployments) provision the appliance with the network account credentials in clear-text inside /etc/issue, and the file is world-readable by default. An attacker with local shell access can read /etc/issue to obtain the network account username and password. Using the network account an attacker can change network parameters via the appliance interface, enabling local misconfiguration, network disruption or further escalation depending on deployment.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- When storing data in the cloud (e.g., S3 buckets, Azure blobs, Google Cloud Storage, etc.), use the provider's controls to encrypt the data at rest.
- In some systems/environments such as cloud, the use of double encryption (at both the software and hardware layer) might be required, and the developer might be solely responsible for both layers, instead of shared responsibility with the administrator of the broader system/environment.
More Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerabilities (CWE-312)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Third-party and government advisories
Technical write-ups (may include proof of concept)
- pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html#va-clear-text-passwordExploit, Third Party Advisory
Other vulnerabilities in Print Virtual Appliance Host
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
Recent Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerabilities
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 7.0 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
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