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CVE-2025-8656

Kenwood DMX958XR Protection Mechanism Failure Software Downgrade Vulnerability.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Kenwood DMX958XR Protection Mechanism Failure Software Downgrade Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to downgrade software on affected installations of Kenwood DMX958XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the libSystemLib library. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of version information before performing an update. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-26355.

CVSS 3.0: 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.24% probability · 15th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-693
Affected: jvckenwood/dmx958xr firmware
Source: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-804/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.