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CVE-2025-34204: Critical Containers Running as Root in Vasion Print

CVE-2025-34204 is a critical flaw in Vasion Print (virtual appliance and SaaS deployments). Upgrade to the fixed release in the vendor bulletin.

Safeguard Security Team
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CVE-2025-34204 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) flaw in Vasion Print, formerly PrinterLogic, affecting virtual appliance and SaaS deployments. The record gives no version limit, so take the fixed release from the vendor bulletin. Confirm the exact releases in the vendor bulletin.

What's affected

The record covers Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic), virtual appliance and SaaS deployments. The record gives no version limit for this issue, so use the vendor bulletin to find the release that includes the fix.

The record is one of a group published on the same day from an outside research report of 83 issues in the product, and the vendor tracks each under its own bulletin number (not named in the record). The vendor bulletin page needs a modern browser and could not be read automatically for this post, so check it directly for the exact releases that apply to your deployment.

What the record describes: Multiple Docker containers run the main application processes, such as PHP workers, Node.js servers and custom binaries, as the root user.

How to check if you're exposed

Start with the product version. In the Vasion Print administration console, read the version of the Virtual Appliance Host and of the Application, or for client deployments check the installed client version. Compare each against the limits above.

If the deployment is SaaS hosted by the vendor, the vendor is responsible for the server side, so ask the vendor to confirm the fix is applied to your tenant. For the Virtual Appliance, also review which networks can reach the appliance web and SSH ports.

This is a shipped product or appliance, not a package you import, so a manifest scan will not list it. Use your asset inventory, procurement records or network discovery to find every instance, then compare the version you find against the fixed version in the vendor notes. Safeguard's free in-browser dependency scan and the Gold directory are useful for the open source parts of your estate, and you can look up this CVE in Gold to see how it is tracked.

What to do now

  1. List every Vasion Print Virtual Appliance and client deployment and record the version.
  2. Upgrade to the fixed release in the vendor bulletin. The record gives no version limit, so take the fixed release from the vendor bulletin.
  3. Read the vendor security bulletins for the whole group of related CVEs and plan one upgrade that covers them.
  4. Restrict network access to the appliance to the print servers, admins and clients that need it, and keep it off the public internet.
  5. Rotate credentials, keys and certificates that the product holds once you are on a fixed release, where the issue involves secrets.
  6. Review appliance and network logs for unexpected admin activity from before the upgrade.

Why it matters

The record ties this to CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). In plain terms, multiple Docker containers run the main application processes, such as PHP workers, Node.js servers and custom binaries, as the root user.

A compromised root process in a container has far more room to move, and can help an attacker reach the host or neighbouring containers. The record gives a score of 9.8, with network access and no privileges needed. It does not flag the CVE as exploited in the wild and it is not on the CISA KEV list. The vendor identifies this item as not named in the record. Because the same product has many findings of this kind, treat the whole bulletin set as one upgrade project.

Quick check

Which versions fix CVE-2025-34204?

The record gives no version limit, so take the fixed release from the vendor bulletin. Confirm the exact releases in the Vasion bulletin for your deployment.

Sources

Last reviewed: 18 October 2026.

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