Is CVE-2019-13171 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2019-13171 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2019-13171 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2019-13171 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-13171?

CVE-2019-13171 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2019-13171

CWE-787Published: March 13, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Some Xerox printers (such as the Phaser 3320 V53.006.16.000) were affected by one or more stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Google Cloud Print implementation that would allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device. This was caused by an insecure handling of the register parameters, because the size used within a memcpy() function, which copied the action value into a local variable, was not checked properly.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-13171 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.