# CVE-2025-7698: Memory corruption in CARPS2 Printer Driver

> Out-of-bounds read in Canon printer drivers allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive information via malicious print jobs.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6c45-p48h-qhp3

## What is CVE-2025-7698?

CVE-2025-7698 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canon Inc. CARPS2 Printer Driver, published on 29 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in print processing of Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver / Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPS4 Printer Driver / Generic Plus LIPSLX Printer Driver / Generic Plus PS Printer Driver / UFRII LT Printer Driver / CARPS2 Printer Driver / Generic FAX Driver / LIPS4 Printer Driver / LIPSLX Printer Driver / UFR II Printer Driver / PS Printer Driver / PCL6 Printer Driver

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7698?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-7698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7698 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canon Inc. CARPS2 Printer Driver, published on 29 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canon Inc. CARPS2 Printer Driver. 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-2025-7698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7698/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7698

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7698/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.