CVE-2025-8480
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 · uneditedAlpine iLX-507 Command Injection Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine iLX-507 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Tidal music streaming application. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-26357.
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 Alpine iLX-507 car infotainment system contains a command injection vulnerability in its Tidal music streaming application. The flaw results from insufficient validation of user-supplied input before passing it to a system call, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the device's privileges. Since no authentication is required and the attack can be launched by network-adjacent attackers, this represents a severe exposure for exposed devices.
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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= 6.0.000CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm Alpine iLX-507 device modelInspect the device label, system settings, or network inventory to verify the exact model number is iLX-507Affected if Device is not an Alpine iLX-507 unit - this vulnerability applies only to that specific model
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Check installed firmware versionAccess the device system settings or use the manufacturer's diagnostic interface to retrieve the firmware version. Compare against 6.0.000Affected if Firmware version is exactly 6.0.000 - this is the sole affected version per vendor advisory
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Verify Tidal application is presentCheck the installed applications or music streaming services on the device to determine if the Tidal application is installed or has been usedAffected if Tidal application is not installed - the command injection exists specifically within that application component
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the device is directly accessible from network segments outside the local vehicle network or from untrusted network pathsAffected if Device has direct network adjacency accessible to untrusted users - the advisory notes no authentication is required and network-adjacent attackers can exploit this
Device is affected only if it is an Alpine iLX-507 unit running firmware version 6.0.000 with the Tidal application present and accessible from an attackable network position.
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 dataIsolate the device on a restricted network segment and block external access; contact Alpine Electronics for a firmware patch to remediate the command injection in the Tidal application.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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