CVE-2025-27852
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe locally served web site on the Garmin WDU (v1 1.4.6 and v2 5.0) allows a reflected cross site scripting (XSS) attack. This allows an attacker on the local network segment to execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the WDU webpage. Full administrator level access to the device is possible. To initiate an exploit of this vulnerability, the victim must execute two actions: (1) view a specific URL served by the WDU, and (2) click an element on the rendered page.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Garmin WDU device (versions 1.4.6 and 5.0) contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in its locally served web interface. An attacker on the same local network can craft a malicious URL that, when viewed by a victim who then clicks a page element, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the WDU administrative interface, enabling full administrator access.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.4.6= 5.00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelAccess the device's web interface or check physical device labeling for 'Garmin Empirbus Wireless Display Unit' or 'WDU' brandingAffected if The device is NOT a Garmin Empirbus Wireless Display Unit, the check does not apply
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Check the firmware versionLog into the WDU administrative web interface and navigate to the Settings or System Information page to view the installed firmware versionAffected if The installed firmware version is 1.4.6 or 5.00
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Verify web interface accessibilityAttempt to access the WDU device's web interface via HTTP/HTTPS from a browser on the same networkAffected if The web interface is accessible and responds to requests
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Confirm network exposureCheck if the device's web interface is reachable from untrusted or guest network segments, or verify the device is directly exposed to a network with untrusted usersAffected if The device's web interface is accessible to untrusted users on the local network
You are affected if you have a Garmin Empirbus Wireless Display Unit running firmware version 1.4.6 or 5.00 with its administrative web interface accessible to untrusted users on your local network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates when available; until then, restrict network access to trusted users and avoid clicking unknown links served by the WDU device.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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