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CVE-2013-2673· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Brother MFC-9970CDW 1.10 firmware L devices contain a security bypass vulnerability which allows physically proximate attackers to gain unau

Brother MFC-9970CDW 1.10 firmware L devices contain a security bypass vulnerability which allows physically proximate attackers to gain unauthorized access.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Feb 3, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 41th percentile
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Action score

27

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
brothermfc-9970cdw firmware
brothermfc-9970cdw

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • brother mfc-9970cdw firmware1.10

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-2676Brother MFC-9970CDW 1.10 firmware L devices contain an information disclosure vulnerability which allows remote attackers to view private IP
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2674Brother MFC-9970CDW 1.10 firmware L devices contain an information disclosure vulnerability which allows remote attackers to view sensitive
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2672Brother MFC-9970CDW devices with firmware 0D allow cleartext submission of passwords.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2675Brother MFC-9970CDW 1.10 devices with Firmware L contain a Frameable response (Clickjacking) vulnerability which could allow remote attacker
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2670Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Brother MFC-9970CDW printer with firmware G (1.03) and L (1.10) allows remote attackers to i
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2507Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Brother MFC-9970CDW printer with firmware G (1.03) allow remote attackers to inje
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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