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.
Published: 2026-01-15
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:brother:bragent:1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Brother
Brother bragent
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-16T16:53:34.686Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-36928

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-16T16:53:23.998Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2026-02-09T15:04:03.570

Link: CVE-2020-36928

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

Weaknesses