Hundreds of printers worldwide have received easy passwords to be selected. About this report Bleeping computer version.
The problem was discovered by Rapid7 experts. They explain that from the factory, all printers have a password of the administrator, created by a specific algorithm. Turns out, 689 Brother printers, as well as 53 Fujifilm models, Toshiba and Konica Minolta, can be selected using the gap.
Experts say that the gap of CVE-2024-51978 allows you to choose the administrator's password installed from the factory if the user does not change. In this case, attackers can penetrate the printer system and enter the network that it is connected.
Rapid7 says they have reported the problem of office equipment manufacturers. He and other companies have been repaired, but they will only be useful for newly produced equipment. Experts strongly recommend that consumers change their printer password.
Previously, it was known that Microsoft will escape the famous error of The Blue Screen of Death. It will be replaced by a regular black screen with an error code.