# CVE-2022-25090: Race condition in n/a

> A race condition in Printix Secure Cloud Print Management allows local attackers to escalate privileges via insecure temporary file permissions.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fwc-qmrc-94w3

## What is CVE-2022-25090?

CVE-2022-25090 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25090?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kofax Printix.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- A "Creation of Temporary Files in Directory with Insecure Permissions" vulnerability in PrintixService.exe, in Printix's "Printix Secure Cloud Print Management", Version 1.3.1106.0 and below allows any logged in user to elevate any executable or file to the SYSTEM context. This is achieved by exploiting race conditions in the Installer. (github_poc): https://github.com/ComparedArray/printix-CVE-2022-25090
- Printix Client 1.3.1106.0 - Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-25089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25089/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25090 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25090 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25090/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25090/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25090
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25090
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25090

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25090/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.