CVE-2025-47823 [Low] | Security Vulnerability in License Plate Reader Firmware

CVE-2025-47823 is rated Low Risk (18.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-23	0.01%	0.10%	+0.08%
2	2025-06-27	—	0.01%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-04-23

0.01%

0.10%

+0.08%

2025-06-27

—

0.01%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
2.2	3.1	LOW	`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:P) Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	0.5	1.4	[email protected]
4.6	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:P) Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	0.9	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

2.2

3.1

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:P): Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

0.5

1.4

[email protected]

4.6

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:P): Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

0.9

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-47823

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
flocksafety	license_plate_reader_firmware	<= 2.2	cpe:2.3:o:flocksafety:license_plate_reader_firmware::::::::

References for CVE-2025-47823

URL	Tags
https://gainsec.com/2025/06/19/bird-hunting-season-security-research-on-flock-safety-anti-crime-systems/	Third Party Advisory
https://gainsec.com/2025/06/19/grounded-flight-device-2-root-shell-on-flock-safetys-falcon-sparrow-automated-license-plate-reader/	Third Party Advisory
https://gainsec.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/flock-safety-researcher-summary.pdf	Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.flocksafety.com/articles/gunshot-detection-and-license-plate-reader-security-alert	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2025-47823

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-47823

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-47823

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-47823

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-47823

References for CVE-2025-47823