Security and Reliability Update

Privilege Escalation

Vulnerability Reference: CVE-2015-6034

Release Date: 10/21/15

Description: The EPSON Network utility included with some older Epson printers installs a binary with weak permissions, which can allow a low privilege user to escalate their privileges and take control of the system. 

Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized control of the system by a low privilege user. Epson is not aware of any reported incidents to date.

CVSS Metrics: Base score = 6.6