CVE-2023-22960

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—Elevated

7.5

Lexmark products through 2023-01-10 have Improper Control of Interaction Frequency.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 97.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 23, 2023

Last Modified

April 2, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://publications.lexmark.com/publications/security-alerts/CVE-2023-22960.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://publications.lexmark.com/publications/security-alerts/CVE-2023-22960.pdf

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCt3l3machus/CVE-2023-22960
First seen Jan 24, 2023
This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass the credentials brute-force prevention mechanism of the Embedded Web Server (interface) of more than 60 Lexmark printer models. This issue affects both username-password and PIN authentication.
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-22960?

CVE-2023-22960 is a high vulnerability published on January 23, 2023. Lexmark products through 2023-01-10 have Improper Control of Interaction Frequency.

When was CVE-2023-22960 disclosed?

CVE-2023-22960 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 23, 2023, with the most recent update on April 2, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-22960 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-22960 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-22960?

CVE-2023-22960 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-22960?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-22960, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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