Device Vulnerability in Brother's Multifunction Printers and Scanners
CVE-2024-51978

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Brother Industries, Ltd

Status
Hl-l8260cdn
Hl-l8260cdw
Hl-l8360cdw
Hl-l8360cdwt
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 June 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2024-51978?

An unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the target device's serial number can exploit a vulnerability in Brother's multifunction printers and scanners to generate the default administrator password. This is achievable through various methods such as HTTP/HTTPS, IPP requests, PJL requests, or SNMP queries. This vulnerability exposes devices to unauthorized access and potential manipulation by attackers.

Affected Version(s)

ADS-1250W 0

ADS-1350W 0

ADS-1700W 0

References

https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faq...
vendor-advisory
https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faq...
vendor-advisory
https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=lmgroup1&f...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Stephen Fewer, Principal Security Researcher at Rapid7
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CVE-2024-51978 : Device Vulnerability in Brother's Multifunction Printers and Scanners