CVE-2025-8653: Kenwood DMX958XR JKRadioService Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% 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-121

Description

Kenwood DMX958XR JKRadioService Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DMX958XR. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the JKRadioService. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-26312.

Affected products

Kenwood DMX958XR: 1.0.0509.3100

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-801/

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