CVE-2025-8648 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-8648: Kenwood DMX958XR Firmware Update Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Kenwood
Product DMX958XR
Weakness CWE-78
Published August 6, 2025
Last update August 6, 2025

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Kenwood DMX958XR Firmware Update Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DMX958XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the firmware update process. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-26271.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 6, 2025 CVE published
August 6, 2025 Record updated