CVE-2025-28236
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-28236 is a critical-severity Download of Code Without Integrity Check (CWE-494) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Supply Chain Compromise (T1195); ranked at the 30th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to CM-14 (Signed Components) and SI-7 (Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Nautel VX Series transmitters running firmware version 6.4.0 and earlier contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the firmware update mechanism. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-28236 and assigned CWE-494, resides in the handling of update packages submitted to the /#/software/upgrades endpoint and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can upload a maliciously crafted update package to achieve arbitrary code execution on the affected transmitter. Successful exploitation grants full control over the device, including the ability to modify broadcast behavior or persist access.
Public references consist of a GitHub repository containing technical details of the issue, but no vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available sources. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a recorded peak of 0.0144, indicating increased exploitation interest following disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11891
Vulnerability Data
Nautel VX Series transmitters VX SW v6.4.0 and below was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the firmware update process. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted update package to the…
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/#/software/upgrades endpoint.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 9 hardening rules · 5 OS baselines
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Requires digital signature verification before component installation, directly stopping execution of code downloaded without integrity checks.
Employs integrity verification tools that can identify missing or failed checks on downloaded software after the fact.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Directly requires assessing authenticity/integrity of software before acquisition and use, preventing unverified downloads.
Requires cryptographic integrity protections (signatures/hashes) for data-in-transit, covering downloaded code.
Prevents execution of unauthorized software, blocking the outcome of an unchecked download.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Mandating integrity checks, digital signatures, and origin tracing for ICT components directly reduces the chance that code or firmware lacking an integrity check will be accepted into the organisation’s environment.
Requiring suppliers to disclose vulnerabilities and mandating verified updates lowers the chance that code lacking integrity checks will be deployed.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
- V-248575 OL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
- V-271524 OL 9 must check the GPG signature of software packages originating from external software repositories before installation. prevents CWE-494
RHEL 7 (2 rules)
- V-204447 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
- V-204448 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
- V-230264 RHEL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
RHEL 9 (1 rule)
- V-257820 RHEL 9 must check the GPG signature of software packages originating from external software repositories before installation. prevents CWE-494