INSTAR 2K+/4K UART improper physical access control
Priority LOW 32CWE-1263Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in INSTAR 2K+ and 4K 3.11.1 Build 1124. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UART Interface. The manipulation leads to improper physical access control. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00203 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8762
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57r6-94mj-2fjf
References
More INSTAR vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-08015 INSTAR 2K+/4K Backend IPC Server denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-08014 INSTAR 2K+/4K fcgi_server base64_decode buffer overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-8762 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8762 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57r6-94mj-2fjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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