CVE-2026-18280
CVE-2026-18280
Sony XAV-9500ES gpsd Buffer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-9500ES devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of NMEA data by the gpsd daemon. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the gpsd daemon. Was ZDI-CAN-29060.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-473/ (x_research-advisory)
- www.sony.com/electronics/support/mobile-cd-players-digital-media-players-xav-se… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18280?
- CVE-2026-18280 is a low-severity vulnerability, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2026-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18280?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.