CVE-2025-8635: Kenwood DMX958XR Firmware Update Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-08-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

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-26258.

Affected products

Kenwood DMX958XR: 1.0.0005.4600

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-783/

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