CVE-2021-47985
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Brother SAPSprint 7.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SAPSprint service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory path to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts automatically.
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