---
id: CVE-2022-25090
title: >-
  Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 creates a temporary
  temp.ini file in a directory with insecure permissions, leading to privilege
  escalation because of a race condition.
summary: >-
  Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 creates a temporary
  temp.ini file in a directory with insecure permissions, leading to privilege
  escalation because of a race condition.
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-362
vendor: kofax
product: printix
affected:
  - printix <= 1.3.1106.0
published: '2022-03-10'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25090'
references:
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166242/Printix-Client-1.3.1106.0-Privilege-Escalation.html
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167012/Printix-1.3.1106.0-Privilege-Escalation.html
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/ComparedArray/printix-CVE-2022-25090'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50812'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166242/Printix-Client-1.3.1106.0-Privilege-Escalation.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167012/Printix-1.3.1106.0-Privilege-Escalation.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://printix.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/ComparedArray/printix-CVE-2022-25090'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50812'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.111
epssPercentile: 0.95776
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:23.945Z'
exploits:
  exploitdb: true
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/ComparedArray/printix-CVE-2022-25090'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:20:40.307Z'
---

## Overview

Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 creates a temporary temp.ini file in a directory with insecure permissions, leading to privilege escalation because of a race condition.

## Affected

- `printix <= 1.3.1106.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.