KIA Aftermarket Generic Smart Keyless Entry System 2022/2023 excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KIA Aftermarket Generic Smart Keyless Entry System 2022/2023. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-6029. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in KIA Aftermarket Generic Smart Keyless Entry System 2022/2023. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use of fixed learning codes, one code to lock the car and the other code to unlock it, the Key Fob Transmitter in KIA-branded Aftermarket Generic Smart Keyless Entry System, primarily distributed in Ecuador, which allows a replay attack. Manufacture is unknown at the time of release.  CVE Record will be updated once this is clarified.

The weakness was published by Danilo Erazo. The advisory is shared for download at revers3everything.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-6029 since 06/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

The exploit is available at revers3everything.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18276). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/12/2025 CVE reserved
06/13/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
06/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: revers3everything.com
Researcher: Danilo Erazo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-6029 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312500
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2025 19:35
Updated: 06/13/2025 20:03
Changes: 06/13/2025 19:35 (69), 06/13/2025 20:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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