CVE-2025-53869

low-risk
Published 2026-01-29

Multiple MFPs provided by Brother Industries, Ltd. does not properly validate server certificates, which may allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to replace the set of root certificates used by the product with a set of arbitrary certificates.

Do I need to act?

-
0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
-
Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
?
Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.7/10 Low
NETWORK / HIGH complexity
18
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal