Vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd. Multiple Driver Installers For Windows

CVE-2025-49797

Multiple Brother driver installers for Windows contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. If exploited, an arbitrary program may be executed with the administrative privilege. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-49797: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49797?
CVE-2025-49797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd. Multiple Driver Installers For Windows, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-49797?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49797 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.