Telemetry decryption via static WEP key reuse
Published Sep 11, 2025 · Updated Sep 11, 2025
Weak cryptography in DJI Mavic Spark, Mavic Air, and Mavic Mini 01.00.0500 allows attackers to decrypt telemetry. The Enhanced Wi-Fi telemetry channel encrypts UDP payloads with WEP, exposes each initialization vector, and reuses a static key recoverable from a short packet capture. An unauthenticated attacker must be within wireless range and use equipment capable of the unusual 5 MHz channel; recovered keys expose control and telemetry traffic, while command replay or drone hijacking requires additional protocol reconstruction.
Summary
What happened
Weak cryptography in DJI Mavic Spark, Mavic Air, and Mavic Mini 01.00.0500 allows attackers to decrypt telemetry. The Enhanced Wi-Fi telemetry channel encrypts UDP payloads with WEP, exposes each initialization vector, and reuses a static key recoverable from a short packet capture. An unauthenticated attacker must be within wireless range and use equipment capable of the unusual 5 MHz channel; recovered keys expose control and telemetry traffic, while command replay or drone hijacking requires additional protocol reconstruction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-10250
- Published
- Sep 11, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Vendor
- DJI
- Product
- Mavic Air
- Classifications
- CWE-321, CWE-320, T1040
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=01.00.0500
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- DJI Enhanced WiFi Weak Cryptography packet-capture demonstrationfunctional · demonstrated
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