Code execution via EMF Recode out-of-bounds write
Published Mar 31, 2025 · Updated Mar 15, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in EMF Recode processing in Canon printer drivers allows remote attackers to execute code via malicious print jobs. EMF Recode processing writes beyond an allocated buffer while handling print data supplied by a malicious application. The application must cause an affected driver to process crafted content; successful exploitation executes code or interrupts printing.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds write in EMF Recode processing in Canon printer drivers allows remote attackers to execute code via malicious print jobs. EMF Recode processing writes beyond an allocated buffer while handling print data supplied by a malicious application. The application must cause an affected driver to process crafted content; successful exploitation executes code or interrupts printing.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-1268
- Published
- Mar 31, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Canon Inc.
- Product
- CARPS2 Printer Driver
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=31.01 and earlier
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