Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers before 10.11.013310 and 10.12.x before 10.12.013309 have /usr/bin/lua installed setuid to the itadmin account, which allows local users to conduct a BusyBox jailbreak attack and obtain root privileges by overwriting the /etc/shadow file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01404 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.10.011406 | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.10.011406 | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.10.011406 | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pd43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.10.011406 | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.10.011406 | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.10.011406 | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.10.011406 | Vulnerable | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.011406 Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.011406 Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pc43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.011406 Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pd43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.011406 Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.011406 Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.011406 Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:intermec_pm43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.011406 Vulnerable ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pc43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pd43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
| cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Honeywell |
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pd43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
- cpe:2.3:h:honeywell:intermec_pm43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Honeywell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5671
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjq5-wxp4-r9pj
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-5671 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5671 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pjq5-wxp4-r9pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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