CVE-2025-8637CWE-78

Kenwood DMX958XR Firmware Update Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium · published August 6, 2025

CVSS v3.0
6.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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-26260.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00948 · 60.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2025-08-06T01:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 AUG 01:17Z
    Kenwood DMX958XR Firmware Update Command Injection Vulnerability
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