Protection mechanism failure in Kenwood DMX958XR
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood | DMX958XR | 1.0.0509.3100 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DMX958XR VendorKenwood Affected 1.0.0509.3100 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8656
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc9h-gmqm-v3v8
References
Advisory 1
More Kenwood Dmx958xr Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-07924 OS command injection in Kenwood DMX958XR CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-07923 Stack-based buffer overflow in Kenwood DMX958XR CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-07918 OS command injection in Kenwood DMX958XR CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-07917 OS command injection in Kenwood DMX958XR CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-07916 OS command injection in Kenwood DMX958XR CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-07915 OS command injection in Kenwood DMX958XR CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-8656 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8656 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wc9h-gmqm-v3v8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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