JVNVU#91819309
Multiple Brother driver installers for Windows vulnerable to privilege escalation

Overview

Multiple Brother driver installers for Windows contain a vulnerability which allows privilege escalation.

Products Affected

A wide range of products are affected.
As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors in [Vendor Status].

Description

Multiple Brother driver installers for Windows contain the following vulnerability.

• Files or directories accessible to external parties (CWE-552)
  • 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 Base Score 8.5
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Base Score 7.8
  • CVE-2025-49797

Impact

An arbitrary program may be executed with the administrative privilege.

Solution

Re-run the installer
Execute the latest version of the installer according to the information provided by the respective vendors in [Vendor Status].
You need to execute the installer again even if the driver has already been installed, because the related files installed in the system should be updated.