Multiple Brother driver installers for Windows contain a privilege escalation…
Priority LOW 38CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
Multiple Brother driver installers for Windows contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. If exploited, an arbitrary program may be executed with the administrative privilege. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00183 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brother Industries, Ltd | Multiple driver installers for Windows | see the information provided by the vendor | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Toshiba Tec Corporation | Multiple driver installers for Windows | see the information provided by the vendor | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Multiple driver installers for Windows | see the information provided by the vendor | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Multiple driver installers for Windows VendorBrother Industries, Ltd Affected see the information provided by the vendor Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Multiple driver installers for Windows VendorToshiba Tec Corporation Affected see the information provided by the vendor Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Multiple driver installers for Windows VendorRicoh Company, Ltd. Affected see the information provided by the vendor Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wx6-64x9-22wm
References
More Brother Industries, Ltd vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-34868 Authentication bypass via default password generation affecting multiple models from… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-34873 Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) via malformed WS-Scan request affecting multiple… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-34872 Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) via malformed PJL request affecting multiple… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-22598 Brother SAPSprint 7.60 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2021-22483 BRAdmin Professional 3.75 - 'BRA_Scheduler' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2020-19064 Brother BRPrint Auditor 3.0.7 - 'Multiple' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-49797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-49797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wx6-64x9-22wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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