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CVE-2024-51978

CRITICAL
Published 2025-06-25T07:17:32.423Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
9.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

An unauthenticated attacker who knows the target device's serial number, can generate the default administrator password for the device. An unauthenticated attacker can first discover the target device's serial number via CVE-2024-51977 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP request.

Available Exploits

Brother Printers – Authentication Bypass via Default Admin Password

By leaking a target device's serial number, a remote attacker can generate the target device's default administrator password. The target device may leak its serial number via unauthenticated HTTP, HTTPS, IPP, SNMP, or PJL requests.

ID: CVE-2024-51978
Author: iamnoooobpdresearchMathematicianGoat Critical

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Affected Products

EU Vulnerability Database

Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity

EU Coordination

EU Coordinated

Exploitation Status

No Known Exploitation

ENISA Analysis

An unauthenticated attacker who knows the target device's serial number, can generate the default administrator password for the device. An unauthenticated attacker can first discover the target device's serial number via CVE-2024-51977 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP request.

Affected Products (ENISA)

toshiba tec
td-4520dn

ENISA Scoring

CVSS Score (3.1)

9.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

2.680
probability

Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: June 27, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed CRITICAL

GHSA-2mr3-j246-x7x3

Advisory Details

An unauthenticated attacker who knows the target device's serial number, can generate the default administrator password for the device. An unauthenticated attacker can first discover the target device's serial number via CVE-2024-51977 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP request.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 26, 2025, Modified: July 25, 2025

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1 post
Reddit 2 months ago
MauriceTorres
Exploit PoC

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 • Microsoft has addressed 𝟏𝟑𝟕 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝟏𝟒 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 and 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐂 • Third-party: web browsers, Linux Sudo, Citrix NetScaler, Cisco, WordPress, WinRAR, Brother printers, GitHub, Teleport, Veeam, Grafana, Palo Alto Networks, and Trend Micro. Navigate to 𝐕𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝟏 for comprehensive summary …

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11.0
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Published: 2025-06-25T07:17:32.423Z
Last Modified: 2025-07-25T16:19:55.848Z
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