CVE-2021-47869 (GCVE-0-2021-47869)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-01-21 17:27
Modified
2026-01-22 16:52
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Summary
Brother BRAdmin Professional 3.75 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the BRA_Scheduler service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can place a malicious executable named 'BRAdmin' in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Brother\ directory to gain local system privileges.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Brother Industries, Ltd. BRAdmin Professional Version: 3.75.0000
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