CVE-2025-71412: CWE-754 in ATN-B1 CPDLC
CVE-2025-71412 is a high-severity vulnerability in the ATN-B1 CPDLC system involving injection of false emergency or status messages. This attack can be performed remotely over radio frequency and may cause misallocation of resources, operational confusion, and improper responses by flight crews, traffic controllers, and ground operations.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-754) in the ATN-B1 CPDLC protocol allows an attacker to inject false emergency or status messages remotely via radio frequency. Such injection can disrupt normal operations by causing misallocation of resources and confusion among flight crews and air traffic control, potentially leading to improper response actions. The CVSS 4.0 score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, high impact on integrity and availability, and requiring low privileges but high attack complexity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to operational disruption in air traffic management, including misallocation of critical resources and confusion among flight crews and controllers. This could degrade the safety and efficiency of air traffic operations, though no known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been documented at this time.
CVE-2025-71412: CWE-754 in ATN-B1 CPDLC
Description
CVE-2025-71412 is a high-severity vulnerability in the ATN-B1 CPDLC system involving injection of false emergency or status messages. This attack can be performed remotely over radio frequency and may cause misallocation of resources, operational confusion, and improper responses by flight crews, traffic controllers, and ground operations.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.1high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-754) in the ATN-B1 CPDLC protocol allows an attacker to inject false emergency or status messages remotely via radio frequency. Such injection can disrupt normal operations by causing misallocation of resources and confusion among flight crews and air traffic control, potentially leading to improper response actions. The CVSS 4.0 score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, high impact on integrity and availability, and requiring low privileges but high attack complexity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to operational disruption in air traffic management, including misallocation of critical resources and confusion among flight crews and controllers. This could degrade the safety and efficiency of air traffic operations, though no known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been documented at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- icscert
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T20:31:35.645Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a772657bf8831d539846baa
Added to database: 08/08/2026, 12:51:35 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 12:53:04 UTC
Last updated: 08/08/2026, 13:25:47 UTC
Views: 4
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