CVE-2024-51978

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2025-06-26. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 24%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP request.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
97.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2025

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated May 3, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available.
generic

Response to vulnerability in some Toshiba Tec's digital multi-function peripherals

https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20250625_02.html
generic Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Multiple Brother Devices: Multiple Vulnerabilities (FIXED) - Rapid7 Blog

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/multiple-brother-devices-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed
generic

Brother support website

https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=lmgroup1&faqid=faqp00100620_000
generic

Brother support website

https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100848_000
generic

Brother support website

https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100846_000
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - sfewer-r7/BrotherVulnerabilities: Multiple Brother Devices: Multiple Vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-51977, CVE-2024-51978, CVE-2024-51979, CVE-2024-51980, CVE-2024-51981, CVE-2024-51982, CVE-2024-51983, CVE-2024-51984) · GitHub

https://github.com/sfewer-r7/BrotherVulnerabilities
generic

Add auxiliary module for multiple Brother devices authentication bypass (CVE-2024-51978) by sfewer-r7 · Pull Request #20349 · rapid7/metasploit-framework · GitHub

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/20349
generic

nuclei-templates/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-51978.yaml at main · projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates · GitHub

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-51978.yaml

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 35× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitauxiliary/admin/misc/brother_default_admin_auth_bypass_cve_2024_51978✓ verified
    First seen Jun 25, 2025

    Multiple Brother devices authentication bypass via default administrator password generation

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-51978.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2024

    Brother Printers – Authentication Bypass via Default Admin Password

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-51978?
CVE-2024-51978 is a critical vulnerability published on June 25, 2025. 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 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP…
When was CVE-2024-51978 disclosed?
CVE-2024-51978 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2025, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-51978 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-51978 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-51978?
CVE-2024-51978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-51978?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-51978, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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