Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2026-18280Sony XAV-9500ES gpsd Buffer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Low 3.9

In plain English

A low-severity buffer overflow in XAV-9500ES from Sony. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)3.9Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sony	XAV-9500ES	3.02.00

Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

ZDI-26-473 x_research-advisory
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