{"id":59437,"date":"2025-07-17T05:34:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:34:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:05:50","slug":"cve-2025-2523-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-honeywell-experion-pks-and-onewireless-wdm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2523-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-honeywell-experion-pks-and-onewireless-wdm\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2523: Integer Underflow Vulnerability in Honeywell Experion PKS and OneWireless WDM<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-2523 is a significant security concern that affects Honeywell Experion PKS and OneWireless WDM. This vulnerability is rooted in the Control Data Access (CDA) component of these systems, leading to an integer underflow. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53964-critical-file-manipulation-vulnerability-in-goldendict\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67197\">vulnerability can be utilized by attackers to manipulate<\/a> the system&#8217;s communication channel, potentially enabling remote code execution. As these systems are widely used in various industries, including oil and gas, chemical, power generation, pulp, paper, and metals, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30403-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-mvfst-impacts-quic-sessions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82342\">vulnerability could have far-reaching impacts<\/a> if left unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2523<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical &#8211; 9.4 (CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46334-critical-vulnerability-in-git-gui-enables-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70766\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3637449865\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3947-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-honeywell-experion-pks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75416\">Honeywell Experion<\/a> PKS | 520.1 through 520.2 TCU9, 530 through 530 TCU3<br \/>\nHoneywell OneWireless WDM | 322.1 through 322.4, 330.1 through 330.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67198\">integer underflow<\/a> issue in the Control Data Access (CDA) component of the Honeywell systems. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79686\">integer underflow<\/a> occurs when an operation causes a number to fall below its allowable range. In this case, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53024-high-risk-oracle-vm-virtualbox-vulnerability-allows-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70765\">system&#8217;s failure to properly handle this underflow allows<\/a> an attacker to manipulate the communication channels. As a result, an attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68158\">potentially inject malicious code into the system<\/a>, leading to remote code execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3702555380\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While the exact exploit details are not disclosed to prevent misuse, the conceptual example below demonstrates a typical structure of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50460-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ms-swift-project\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71445\">remote code execution<\/a> attack.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/CDA-communication-channel HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_code&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, an attacker sends a POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36845-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-eveo-urve-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70767\">request to the vulnerable<\/a> CDA communication channel. The request contains a malicious payload <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30419-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-ni-circuit-design-suite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68157\">designed to exploit the integer underflow vulnerability<\/a>. Once the malicious code is executed, the attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8040-memory-safety-bugs-causing-potential-system-compromise-in-firefox-and-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71250\">potentially compromise the system or cause<\/a> data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honeywell has recommended updates to the most recent version of Honeywell Experion PKS:520.2 TCU9 HF1 and 530.1 TCU3 HF1 and OneWireless: 322.5 and 331.1 for mitigation. If immediate patching is not feasible, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. 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