CVE-2020-36929 (GCVE-0-2020-36929)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-15 23:25 – Updated: 2026-01-16 16:52
VLAI?
Title
Brother BRPrint Auditor 3.0.7 - 'Multiple' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
Brother BRPrint Auditor 3.0.7 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configurations that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted file paths in BrAuSvc and BRPA_Agent services to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges on the system.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Support Brother BRPrint Auditor Affected: 3.0.7
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Credits
Brian Rodriguez
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