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GHSA-RWJ7-W96H-7PHQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-07 21:30 – Updated: 2026-08-07 21:30

Details

Injection of false emergency or status messages over CPDLC may lead to misallocation of resources, operational confusion, and improper response actions by flight crews, traffic controllers, and ground operations. This type of attack can be carried out remotely over radio frequency.

Severity

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L

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CVE-2025-71412 (GCVE-0-2025-71412)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-07 19:01 – Updated: 2026-08-07 19:01

Title

In CPDLC, False Emergency or Status Messages Will be Accepted as Legitimate

Summary

Severity

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

CWE

CWE-754

Assigner

icscert

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/i…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ATN-B1	CPDLC	Affected: All versions (custom)

Date Public

2026-08-07 18:00

Credits

Martin Strohmeier of Armasuisse reported this vulnerability to CISA.

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-RWJ7-W96H-7PHQ

CVE-2025-71412 (GCVE-0-2025-71412)

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