CVE-2025-34500

Shuffle Master Deck Mate 2 Insecure Update Chain

Published Oct 24, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Deck Mate 2's firmware update mechanism accepts packages without cryptographic signature verification, encrypts them with a single hard-coded AES key shared across devices, and uses a truncated HMAC for integrity validation. Attackers with access to the update interface - typically via the unit's USB update port - can craft or modify firmware packages to execute arbitrary code as root, allowing persistent compromise of the device's integrity and deck randomization process. Physical or on-premises access remains the most likely attack path, though network-exposed or telemetry-enabled deployments could theoretically allow remote exploitation if misconfigured. The vendor confirmed that firmware updates have been issued to correct these update-chain weaknesses and that USB update access has been disabled on affected units.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Light & Wonder reports that it has deployed firmware updates addressing the update-chain weaknesses IOActive described (including fixes to the cryptographic integrity checks) and has disabled the USB update port on affected Deck Mate 2 units.

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared British Airways
British Airways entertainment System
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:british_airways:entertainment_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products British Airways
British Airways entertainment System
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Shuffle Master
Shuffle Master deck Mate 2
Vendors & Products Shuffle Master
Shuffle Master deck Mate 2
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Deck Mate 2's firmware update mechanism accepts packages without cryptographic signature verification, encrypts them with a single hard-coded AES key shared across devices, and uses a truncated HMAC for integrity validation. Attackers with access to the update interface - typically via the unit's USB update port - can craft or modify firmware packages to execute arbitrary code as root, allowing persistent compromise of the device's integrity and deck randomization process. Physical or on-premises access remains the most likely attack path, though network-exposed or telemetry-enabled deployments could theoretically allow remote exploitation if misconfigured. The vendor confirmed that firmware updates have been issued to correct these update-chain weaknesses and that USB update access has been disabled on affected units.
Title Shuffle Master Deck Mate 2 Insecure Update Chain
Weaknesses CWE-321
CWE-327
CWE-347
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 28, 2026, 1:48 AM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2025, 7:15 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 24, 2025, 11:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 11:10 AM