Brother BRAgent 1.38 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WBA_Agent_Client service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Brother\BRAgent\ to inject and execute malicious code with elevated system permissions.
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Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Brother
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Vendors & Products Brother
Brother bragent

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description Brother BRAgent 1.38 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WBA_Agent_Client service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Brother\BRAgent\ to inject and execute malicious code with elevated system permissions.
Title Brother BRAgent 1.38 - 'WBA_Agent_Client' Unquoted Service Path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-15T23:25:34.323Z

Reserved: 2026-01-10T13:50:35.693Z

Link: CVE-2020-36928

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-16T00:16:20.140

Modified: 2026-01-16T00:16:20.140

Link: CVE-2020-36928

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Updated: 2026-01-16T13:42:30Z

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