Drone impersonation via unauthenticated Remote ID packets
Published Feb 6, 2024 · Updated Jun 5, 2025
Authentication bypass in OpenDroneID OSM 3.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to impersonate drones via crafted wireless packets. The app receives Direct Remote ID Wi-Fi and Bluetooth broadcasts without authenticating their origin, then displays attacker-supplied identity, location, and flight data as genuine. Exploitation requires transmitter access within radio range and allows ghost aircraft to obscure genuine drone signals or conceal a transmitting drone.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in OpenDroneID OSM 3.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to impersonate drones via crafted wireless packets. The app receives Direct Remote ID Wi-Fi and Bluetooth broadcasts without authenticating their origin, then displays attacker-supplied identity, location, and flight data as genuine. Exploitation requires transmitter access within radio range and allows ghost aircraft to obscure genuine drone signals or conceal a transmitting drone.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22519
- Published
- Feb 6, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-290, T1036
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- OpenDroneID OSM crafted Remote ID broadcasterfunctional · demonstrated
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