What is CVE-2025-8640?

CVE-2025-8640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jvckenwood Dmx958xr, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2025-8640?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

RCE in Jvckenwood Dmx958xr

CVE-2025-8640

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-26263.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jvckenwood Dmx958xr
Jvckenwood Dmx958xr_firmware — versions 1.0.0005.4600
Kenwood Dmx958xr — versions 1.0.0005.4600 (SOC Image)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8640?: CVE-2025-8640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jvckenwood Dmx958xr, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-8640?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.