8.5

CVE-2021-47869: BRAdmin Professional 3.75 - 'BRA_Scheduler' Unquoted Service Path

Deferred
Published 21-01-2026Last modified 22-01-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-47869 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in brother industries, ltd. bradmin professional. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 21-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.15% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsUnverified

    BRAdmin Professional 3.75 - 'BRA_Scheduler' Unquoted Service Path

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Brother industries, ltd.1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links