CVE-2018-14062

The COSPAS-SARSAT protocol allows remote attackers to forge messages, replay encrypted messages,...

9.1 Critical

The COSPAS-SARSAT protocol allows remote attackers to forge messages, replay encrypted messages, conduct denial of service attacks, and send private messages (unrelated to distress alerts) via a crafted 406 MHz digital signal.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.33%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

Record: CVE-2018-14062
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.4 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-310
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-14062
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-5985 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-5985
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8pp-5j85-mhfm 9.1

The COSPAS-SARSAT protocol allows remote attackers to forge messages, replay encrypted messages,...

Record: GHSA-x8pp-5j85-mhfm
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cospas-sarsat system

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-14062 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Cospas-sarsat System, published August 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.