Print Virtual Appliance Host: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CVE-2025-34221 is a critical-severity missing authentication for critical functionality vulnerability in Print Virtual Appliance Host from Vasion, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 25.2.169 as the first without the flaw, so updating Print Virtual Appliance Host to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 74% of scored CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Update Print Virtual Appliance Host to 25.2.169 or a later version.
- Update Print Application to 25.2.1518 or a later version.
- Update Virtual Appliance Application to 25.2.1518 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on help.printerlogic.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasion | Print Virtual Appliance Host | before 25.2.169 | 25.2.169 |
| Vasion | Print Application | before 25.2.1518 | 25.2.1518 |
| Vasion | Virtual Appliance Application | before 25.2.1518 | 25.2.1518 |
| Vasion | Virtual Appliance Host | before 25.2.169 | 25.2.169 |
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
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 10.0 | Critical | CNA (vulncheck.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | Critical | NVD |
Official description
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 25.2.169 and Application prior to version 25.2.1518 (VA/SaaS deployments) expose every internal Docker container to the network because firewall rules allow unrestricted traffic to the Docker bridge network. Because no authentication, ACL or client‑side identifier is required, the attacker can interact with any internal API, bypassing the product’s authentication mechanisms entirely. The result is unauthenticated remote access to internal services, allowing credential theft, configuration manipulation and potential remote code execution. This vulnerability has been identified by the vendor as: V-2025-002 — Authentication Bypass - Docker Instances.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator.
- When storing data in the cloud (e.g., S3 buckets, Azure blobs, Google Cloud Storage, etc.), use the provider's controls to require strong authentication for users who should be allowed to access the data.
More Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality vulnerabilities (CWE-306)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: poc, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
- 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-auth-bypassExploit, Third Party Advisory
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