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CVE-2026-18280

Published: Aug 20, 2026Updated: Aug 31, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-120
3.9LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

Sony
commercial·JP
XAV-9500ESEmbedded
Consumer Software / media-player

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-473/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/mobile-cd-players-digital-media-players-xav-series/xav-9500es/software/00274922
sony.com

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