CVE-2020-36928

HIGH 7.8CVE-2020-36928 · Published 16/01/2026 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-36928 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting bragent (brother).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.26%, higher than 17.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
bragent brother	`= 1.38`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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