UART Leaking Sensitive Data in dormakaba registration unit 9002
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The dormakaba registration units 9002 (PIN Pad Units) have an exposed UART header on the backside. The PIN pad is sending every button press to the UART interface. An attacker can use the interface to exfiltrate PINs. As the devices are explicitly built as Plug-and-Play to be easily replaced, an attacker is easily able to remove the device, install a hardware implant which connects to the UART and exfiltrates the data exposed via UART to another system (e.g. via WiFi).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2025-59109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m2m-3rvh-cp5p
References
More dormakaba vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-38408 Dormakaba Saflok System 6000 Key Generation Cryptographic Weakness CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-36706 Hardcoded Legacy Accounts Allowing Control Over Access Managers in dormakaba Kaba exos 9300 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-36712 Unauthenticated SOAP API in dormakaba access manager CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-36718 Weak Default Passwords for SSH Access in dormakaba access manager CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2025-36705 Unauthenticated SOAP API in dormakaba Kaba exos 9300 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-36714 Unauthenticated Path Traversal in dormakaba access manager CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-59109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4m2m-3rvh-cp5p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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