CVE-2024-51978 Hardcoded credentials in ADS-1250W
Attackers can generate default admin passwords using known serial numbers, gaining unauthorized administrative access to Brother, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-51978?
CVE-2024-51978 is a critical vulnerability in Brother Industries, Ltd ADS-1250W, published on 25 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-1391
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51978?
How do I fix CVE-2024-51978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-51978 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-51978 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mr3-j246-x7x3.