An issue was discovered in WinAPRS 2.9.0.
Priority HIGH 82CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in WinAPRS 2.9.0. A buffer overflow in the VHF KISS TNC component allows a remote attacker to achieve remote code execution via malicious AX.25 packets over the air. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.05979 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24702
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvxf-7p3q-7mmg
References
More Winaprs vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08516 An issue was discovered in WinAPRS 2.9.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-08517 An issue was discovered in WinAPRS 2.9.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-24702 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-24702 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvxf-7p3q-7mmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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