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CVE-2025-8646: Kenwood DMX958XR · OS Command Injection

Affects Kenwood DMX958XRSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should take the following specific actions: 1) Immediately inventory all Kenwood DMX958XR devices in use and identify those running the affected firmware version 1.0.0005.4600. 3) Restrict physical access to vehicles equipped with these devices, especially in fleet or shared vehicle scenarios, to trusted personnel only. 4) Implement physical security controls such as locked garages, secure parking areas, or tamper-evident seals on devices. 5) Monitor network traffic from these devices for unusual activity indicative of compromise, including unexpected outbound connections or command execution patterns. 6) Where possible, segment vehicle infotainment systems from critical enterprise networks to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 7) Educate staff about the risks of physical tampering and establish incident response procedures for suspected device compromise. 8) Consider disabling or limiting firmware update capabilities if feasible until a patch is applied, to reduce attack surface. 9) Maintain up-to-date asset and vulnerability management records to track remediation progress.

Description

Kenwood DMX958XR Firmware Update Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DMX958XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the firmware update process. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-26269.

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