Advisory Details

September 4th, 2025

Digilent DASYLab DSB File Parsing Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-25-886
ZDI-CAN-26582

CVE ID CVE-2025-9189
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Digilent
AFFECTED PRODUCTS DASYLab
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Digilent DASYLab. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DSB files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Digilent has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-in-digilent-dasylab.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2025-04-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2025-09-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2025-09-04 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT kimiya
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