Summary
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to send their own brake control commands to the end-of-train device, causing a sudden stoppage of the train which may lead to a disruption of operations, or induce brake failure.
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.1CVE-2025-1727 Public exploit
End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking Protocol Weak Authentication
The protocol used for remote linking over RF for End-of-Train and Head-of-Train (also known as a FRED) relies on a BCH checksum for packet creation. It is possible to create these EoT and HoT packets with a software defined radio and issue brake control comma…
Revision history
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#4
Update C- Expanded affected device list with Siemens and DPS Electronics products
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#3
Update B- Added affected device list and cybersecurity page for Wabtec products, added DPS Electronics as an affected vendor
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#2
Update A- Removed Hitachi from list of affected vendors, adjusted formatting
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#1
Initial Publication
References
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ICSA Advisory ICSA-25-191-10 - Web Version
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-191-10
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Recommended Practices
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014