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Researchers have recently revealed a critical security vulnerability, designated CVE-2024-51978, which impacts printers manufactured by Brother, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta. These manufacturers employ a unique algorithm to generate administrator passwords based solely on the product's serial number. Unfortunately, this algorithm has been compromised. The vulnerability spans across hundreds of printer models, enabling remote attackers to exploit it to derive the default administrator password, thereby gaining remote control over the devices and posing significant security threats.
In response, the manufacturers have initiated measures to address the issue. However, for some older models, a complete resolution via firmware updates is not feasible, necessitating adjustments to the manufacturing process itself.
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