Hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable security flaw
10 months ago
- #Printers
- #Cybersecurity
- #Vulnerabilities
- Serious security flaws found in hundreds of Brother printer models.
- Eight new vulnerabilities discovered, one unpatchable via firmware.
- Flaws also affect 59 models from Fujifilm, Toshiba, Ricoh, and Konica Minolta.
- Critical flaw (CVE-2024-51978) allows attackers to generate default admin passwords.
- Other vulnerabilities include data retrieval, device crashes, and password exposure.
- Seven flaws fixable via firmware updates; one requires manufacturing process changes.
- Brother recommends changing default admin passwords for current models.