What is CVE-2021-47869?

CVE-2021-47869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd. Bradmin Professional, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-47869?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd. Bradmin Professional

CVE-2021-47869

Brother BRAdmin Professional 3.75 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the BRA_Scheduler service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can place a malicious executable named 'BRAdmin' in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Brother\ directory to gain local system privileges.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Brother Industries, Ltd. Bradmin Professional — versions 3.75.0000

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47869?: CVE-2021-47869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd. Bradmin Professional, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-47869?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.