CVE-2020-36928

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/174732/~/what-is-bragent%3F	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50010	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/brother-bragent-wbaagentclient-unquoted-service-path	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50010	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

09 Feb 2026, 15:04

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Brother bragent Brother
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:brother:bragent:1.38:::::::*
References	~~() https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/174732/~/what-is-bragent%3F -~~	() https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/174732/~/what-is-bragent%3F - Product
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50010 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50010 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/brother-bragent-wbaagentclient-unquoted-service-path -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/brother-bragent-wbaagentclient-unquoted-service-path - Third Party Advisory

16 Jan 2026, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50010 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50010 -

16 Jan 2026, 00:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-16 00:16

Updated : 2026-02-09 15:04

NVD link : CVE-2020-36928

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36928

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36928

JSON object : View

Products Affected

brother

bragent

CWE

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

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