5.5

CVE-2023-51654: brother industries, ltd. iprint&scan desktop for windows Link Following

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 26-12-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-51654 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Link Following vulnerability in brother industries, ltd. iprint&scan desktop for windows. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-12-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan Desktop for Windows versions 11.0.0 and earlier. A symlink attack by a malicious user may cause a Denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Brother1 product
Brother industries, ltd.1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links