Privilege escalation vulnerability in multiple RICOH and KONICA MINOLTA JAPAN printer drivers
Multiple printer drivers provided by RICOH and KONICA MINOLTA JAPAN contain a privilege escalation vulnerability.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple printer drivers contain a privilege escalation vulnerability.
- Who is affected
- Users of affected RICOH and KONICA MINOLTA JAPAN printer drivers.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical to prevent unauthorized privilege escalation.
- Action
- Update the printer drivers to the latest versions.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55319858/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-501000.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-50100 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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