CVE-2025-4740 BeamCtrl Airiana coef deserialization

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

A local deserialization vulnerability in BeamCtrl Airiana allows attackers with permissions to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-4740?

CVE-2025-4740 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in BeamCtrl Airiana, published on 16 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in BeamCtrl Airiana up to 11.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file coef. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4740?

How do I fix CVE-2025-4740?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4740 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2025-4740 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4740 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7q88-2mv9-q87j.

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