CVE-2025-8656 json
Kenwood DMX958XR Protection Mechanism Failure Software Downgrade Vulnerability
published 2025-08-06 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-23677
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 15 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Kenwood DMX958XR
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-25-804/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-8656
- NVD CVE-2025-8656
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