CVE-2021-47985 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-47985

Brother SAPSprint 7.60 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Brian Rodriguez

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

SAPSprint
Vulnerable Versions:
7.60

Timeline

Official Publish: June 19th, 2026
Last Modified: June 22nd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1036 Masquerading
Defense Evasion
T1543 Create or Modify System Process
Persistence
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1569 System Services
Execution