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Honeywell Multiple Industrial Printers Improper Privilege Management (CVE-2017-5671)

🗓️ 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Honeywell Intermec printers with set user id lua permit local users to jailbreak BusyBox and gain root.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(504853);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5671");

  script_name(english:"Honeywell Multiple Industrial Printers Improper Privilege Management (CVE-2017-5671)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5671");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754");
  # https://github.com/kmkz/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?60c639cd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-5671");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(269);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/03/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/12/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:honeywell:pc23_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:honeywell:pc42_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:honeywell:pc43_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:honeywell:pd43_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:honeywell:pm23_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:honeywell:pm42_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:honeywell:pm43_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Honeywell");

  exit(0);
}

include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Honeywell');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Honeywell');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:honeywell:pc23_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "10.10.011406", "family" : "HoneywellIndustrialPrinters"},
    "cpe:/o:honeywell:pc42_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "10.10.011406", "family" : "HoneywellIndustrialPrinters"},
    "cpe:/o:honeywell:pc43_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "10.10.011406", "family" : "HoneywellIndustrialPrinters"},
    "cpe:/o:honeywell:pd43_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "10.10.011406", "family" : "HoneywellIndustrialPrinters"},
    "cpe:/o:honeywell:pm23_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "10.10.011406", "family" : "HoneywellIndustrialPrinters"},
    "cpe:/o:honeywell:pm42_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "10.10.011406", "family" : "HoneywellIndustrialPrinters"},
    "cpe:/o:honeywell:pm43_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "10.10.011406", "family" : "HoneywellIndustrialPrinters"}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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23 Feb 2026 00:00Current
8.1High risk
Vulners AI Score8.1
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