Depending on exactly what is meant by ‘glare’, it may be produced by haze on the scanner glass.
I have a brand new epson perfection 2400 photo which needs to be taken apart to clean the haze off the underside of the glass. If I scan prints at the bottom of the glass (nearest the lid opening) they are perfect. Scaning at the top where the haze is produces something one might call ‘glare’ on print scans.
Doesn’t seem to effect scanned negatives. Perhaps because those scans are not reflective, but use light passing through the film.
I have read that new scanners with dirty glass is quite common . . particularly Epson.
Indeed. If a scanner is producing glare, it’s broken.