Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Brother Driver Installers for Windows
CVE-2025-49797
8.5HIGH
What is CVE-2025-49797?
Multiple installer packages for Brother drivers intended for Windows contain a vulnerability that enables privilege escalation. This flaw may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary programs with administrative privileges, posing a significant security risk to systems using these drivers. Users are encouraged to review the affected versions and consider applying updates or patches as provided by Brother to mitigate potential exploitation.
Affected Version(s)
Multiple driver installers for Windows see the information provided by the vendor
Multiple driver installers for Windows see the information provided by the vendor
References
CVSS V4
Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None
CVSS V3.0
Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved