Vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-1250w
CVE-2024-51978
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 ov…
EPSS: 0.536 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-1250w — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-1350w — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-1700w — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-1800w — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-2700w — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-2700we — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-3300w — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-4300n — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-4500w — versions 0
- Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-4700w — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.rapid7.com/blog/post/multiple-brother-devices-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed (third-party-advisory)
- assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blte4f029e766e6b253/blt6495b3c6adf2867f/685aa9… (technical-description)
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/20349 (exploit)
- github.com/sfewer-r7/BrotherVulnerabilities (exploit)
- github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-… (exploit)
- support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx (vendor-advisory)
- support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx (vendor-advisory)
- support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx (vendor-advisory)
- www.toshibatec.com/information/20250625_02.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.konicaminolta.com/global-en/security/advisory/pdf/km-2025-0001.pdf (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-51978?
- CVE-2024-51978 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd Ads-1250w, classified under CWE-1391. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-51978?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-51978 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.