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CVE-2025-9962VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-9962: Novakon P series (P07, P10, P12, P15) · Classic Buffer Overflow

Affects Novakon P series (P07, P10, P12, P15)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 10.0 Critical.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
10.0Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 65% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediate deployment of vendor patches or firmware updates once released by Novakon is critical to remediate this vulnerability. 2. Until patches are available, implement network segmentation to isolate Novakon P series devices from untrusted networks, limiting exposure. 3. Employ strict access control lists (ACLs) and firewall rules to restrict network traffic to and from affected devices, allowing only trusted management stations. 4. Monitor network traffic for anomalous patterns indicative of exploitation attempts, such as unexpected buffer overflow signatures or unusual command executions. 5. Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing focused on industrial control systems to identify and address security gaps. 6. Maintain up-to-date asset inventories to quickly identify affected devices and prioritize remediation efforts. 7. Educate operational technology (OT) personnel about the risks and signs of exploitation to enhance detection and response capabilities. 8. Consider deploying intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) tailored for OT environments to detect exploitation attempts in real time.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Novakon P series allows attackers to gain root permission without prior authentication.This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2 until P-2.0.05 Build 2026.02.06 (commit d0f97fd9).

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