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CVE-2025-1073NVD status: Deferred

IR Control Hub (IR Blaster): Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface

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CVE-2025-1073 is a high-severity missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability in IR Control Hub (IR Blaster) from Panasonic, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited with physical access to the device by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected IR Control Hub (IR Blaster) versions: 1.17 and earlier. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of IR Control Hub (IR Blaster) you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
PanasonicIR Control Hub (IR Blaster)1.17 and earlierNot stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
PhysicalThe attacker must physically touch the device.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
LowPerformance or availability is reduced.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L. Scored by CNA (gg.jp.panasonic.com).

Official description

Panasonic IR Control Hub (IR Blaster) versions 1.17 and earlier may allow an attacker with physical access to load unauthorized firmware onto the device.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface

The lack of protections on alternate paths to access control-protected assets (such as unprotected shadow registers and other external facing unguarded interfaces) allows an attacker to bypass existing protections to the asset that are only performed against the primary path.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Protect assets from accesses against all potential interfaces and alternate paths.
  • Protect assets from accesses against all potential interfaces and alternate paths.
  • Protect assets from accesses against all potential interfaces and alternate paths.

More Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface vulnerabilities (CWE-1299)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

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