CVE-2025-8656
MEDIUMKenwood DMX958XR - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
10.8%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-693
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
jvckenwood/dmx958xr_firmware
Timeline
Published
Aug 06, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026