689 different Brother printer models all use the serial number to create default password — ridiculous security flaw baked in from manufacturing, can't be fully remediated with firmware

689 Brother printer models, along with some from a handful of other manufacturers, are vulnerable to a critical security vulnerability. The printer's default password is determined algorithmically at manufacturing and is reverse-engineerable, and is unfixable via firmware updates.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/689-different-brother-printer-models-all-use-the-serial-number-to-create-default-password-ridiculous-security-flaw-baked-in-from-manufacturing-cant-be-fully-remediated-with-firmware

Établi 2mo | 27 juin 2025, 18:30:08


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