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CVE-2025-9965VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-9965: Novakon P series (P07, P10, P12, P15) · Improper Authentication

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

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% 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:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should include network segmentation to isolate Novakon P series devices from untrusted networks and restrict access to management interfaces. 2. Implement strict firewall rules and access control lists (ACLs) to limit communication to authorized personnel and systems only. 3. Monitor network traffic for unusual upload/download activity targeting these devices. 4. Disable any unnecessary remote management features until patches are available. 5. Regularly audit device firmware versions and configurations to identify vulnerable units. 6. Engage with Novakon for official patches or firmware updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once released. 7. Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) tailored for industrial protocols to detect exploitation attempts. 8. Train operational technology (OT) staff to recognize signs of compromise and enforce strong physical security controls to prevent unauthorized local access. 9. Develop and test incident response plans specific to industrial control system breaches involving these devices. 10. Consider deploying application whitelisting or code signing mechanisms if supported by the devices to prevent unauthorized application uploads.

Description

Improper authentication vulnerability in Novakon P series allows unauthenticated attackers to upload and download any application from/to the device.This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2 until P-2.0.05 Build 2026.02.06 (commit d0f97fd9).

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