Critical severity · published May 13, 2026
CVE-2025-27851
The locally served web site on the Garmin WDU (v1 1.4.6 and v2 5.0) allows a cross-site origin WebSocket hijacking attack
9.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The locally served web site on the Garmin WDU (v1 1.4.6 and v2 5.0) allows a cross-site origin WebSocket hijacking attack. Among other uses, the WDU utilizes WebSockets to control settings, including administrative settings. This allows a network attacker to take full control of a WDU. To initiate an exploit of this vulnerability, the victim must (1) be utilizing a web browser on a multihomed host that has local interfaces on the Garmin Marine Network as well as another network, and (2) access a malicious third party website created by the attacker.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EW
Empirbus Wireless Display Unit Firmware · Garmin
1.4.6; 5.00 · source: NVD
Affected product
EW
Empirbus Wireless Display Unit Firmware
Garmin
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27851
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-27851
Product
https://garmin.com
Release Notes
https://www8.garmin.com/support/ch.jsp?product=010-02642-00
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