CVE-2025-6029
Kia Corporation · published 2025-06-13
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Automotive Security Research Group (ASRG) via the CVE Program.
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.
Filed by Automotive Security Research Group (ASRG); not a statement by Kia Corporation.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Deferred — NVD has not analysed this CVE.
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| KIA | Aftermarket Generic Smart Keyless Entry System | KIA Ecuador Key Fobs version 2022/2023: affected |
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 4.0: 9.4 CRITICAL — as published by Automotive Security Research Group (ASRG) (Secondary)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://asrg.io/security-advisories/cve-2025-6029-kia-branded-aftermarket-generic-smart-keyless-entry-system-replay-attack/
- https://revers3everything.com/unlocking-thousands-of-cars-by-exploiting-learning-codes-from-key-fobs/
Source dates: published 2025-06-13, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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