{"id":"CVE-2025-71409","title":"Lack of authentication for Very High Frequency Data Link messages allows rogue ground stations to inject CPDLC messages leading to unexpected or misleading clearances and potential pilot confusion","summary":"Lack of authentication for Very High Frequency Data Link messages allows rogue ground stations to inject CPDLC messages leading to unexpected or misleading clearances and potential pilot confusion. This type of attack can be carried out …","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L","cwe":["CWE-306"],"published":"2026-08-07","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T19:30:43.093","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71409","references":[{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-219-01","label":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.002,"epssPercentile":0.10135,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T20:10:03.156Z","slug":"CVE-2025-71409","body":"## Overview\n\nLack of authentication for Very High Frequency Data Link messages allows rogue ground stations to inject CPDLC messages leading to unexpected or misleading clearances and potential pilot confusion. This type of attack can be carried out remotely over radio frequency.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}