diff --git a/crates/formats/src/firmware.rs b/crates/formats/src/firmware.rs
index d047e555..9fb5652f 100644
--- a/crates/formats/src/firmware.rs
+++ b/crates/formats/src/firmware.rs
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ impl<'a> Scanner<'a> {
             format!("cpio archive ({}), {} member(s)", l.format.trim_start_matches("cpio-"), l.members.len()),
             if l.complete { "high" } else { "medium" },
             Unpack::Members,
-            json!({"members": l.members.len(), "complete": l.complete}),
+            json!({"members": l.members.len(), "complete": l.complete, "warnings": l.warnings}),
         ))
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/formats/src/tarcpio.rs b/crates/formats/src/tarcpio.rs
index 8f1c9576..6039691d 100644
--- a/crates/formats/src/tarcpio.rs
+++ b/crates/formats/src/tarcpio.rs
@@ -340,6 +340,19 @@ pub fn cpio(data: &[u8], max_members: usize) -> Option<Listing> {
             out.length = pos as u64;
             break;
         }
+        if format == "cpio-crc" {
+            match h.get(102..110).and_then(hex_field).and_then(|n| u32::try_from(n).ok()) {
+                Some(expected) => {
+                    if let Some(body) = r.slice(data_off, size) {
+                        let actual = body.iter().fold(0u32, |sum, &byte| sum.wrapping_add(u32::from(byte)));
+                        if actual != expected {
+                            out.warnings.push(format!("{name}: data checksum mismatch (stored {expected:08x}, computed {actual:08x})"));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                None => out.warnings.push(format!("{name}: unreadable data checksum")),
+            }
+        }
         out.members.push(Member { name, kind, size: filesize, data_offset: data_off as u64, link_target, mode });
         if next > data.len() {
             out.warnings.push("archive ends early (no trailer)".into());
diff --git a/crates/formats/tests/cpio_checksum.rs b/crates/formats/tests/cpio_checksum.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f06deb9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/formats/tests/cpio_checksum.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use craft_anything_formats::firmware::{ScanOptions, scan};
+use craft_anything_formats::tarcpio::{cpio, member_data};
+use craft_anything_testkit::firmware as fx;
+
+fn crc_archive() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut archive = fx::cpio_newc(&[("file", &[255, 128, 65], 0o100644), ("link", b"file", 0o120777)]);
+    let mut offset = 0;
+    for expected in [448u32, 416, 0] {
+        let size = usize::from_str_radix(std::str::from_utf8(&archive[offset + 54..offset + 62]).unwrap(), 16).unwrap();
+        let name = usize::from_str_radix(std::str::from_utf8(&archive[offset + 94..offset + 102]).unwrap(), 16).unwrap();
+        archive[offset..offset + 6].copy_from_slice(b"070702");
+        archive[offset + 102..offset + 110].copy_from_slice(format!("{expected:08x}").as_bytes());
+        let data = (offset + 110 + name + 3) & !3;
+        offset = (data + size + 3) & !3;
+    }
+    archive
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn crc_members_report_changed_data_without_losing_the_inventory() {
+    let mut archive = crc_archive();
+    let clean = cpio(&archive, 10).unwrap();
+    let first = clean.members[0].data_offset as usize;
+    archive[first] = 0;
+    let listing = cpio(&archive, 10).unwrap();
+    assert!(listing.complete);
+    assert_eq!(listing.members.len(), 2);
+    assert!(listing.warnings.iter().any(|w| w.contains("file") && w.contains("checksum")), "{:?}", listing.warnings);
+    assert_eq!(member_data(&archive, &listing.members[0]), Some([0, 128, 65].as_slice()));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn crc_checks_cover_symlink_data_and_valid_unsigned_bytes() {
+    let mut archive = crc_archive();
+    let clean = cpio(&archive, 10).unwrap();
+    assert!(clean.complete);
+    assert!(clean.warnings.is_empty(), "{:?}", clean.warnings);
+    let link = clean.members[1].data_offset as usize;
+    archive[link] = b'F';
+    assert!(cpio(&archive, 10).unwrap().warnings.iter().any(|w| w.contains("link") && w.contains("checksum")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn newc_has_no_data_checksum_and_truncated_data_is_not_validated() {
+    let mut newc = fx::cpio_newc(&[("file", b"abc", 0o100644)]);
+    newc[102..110].copy_from_slice(b"00000126");
+    assert!(cpio(&newc, 10).unwrap().warnings.is_empty());
+    let archive = crc_archive();
+    let data = cpio(&archive, 10).unwrap().members[0].data_offset as usize;
+    let partial = cpio(&archive[..data + 2], 10).unwrap();
+    assert!(!partial.complete);
+    assert!(!partial.warnings.iter().any(|w| w.contains("checksum mismatch")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn firmware_inventory_exposes_checksum_damage() {
+    let mut archive = crc_archive();
+    let clean = scan(&archive, &ScanOptions::default(), &|| false);
+    assert_eq!(clean.regions.iter().find(|r| r.offset == 0 && r.kind == "cpio-crc").unwrap().confidence, "high");
+    let data = cpio(&archive, 10).unwrap().members[0].data_offset as usize;
+    archive[data] = 0;
+    let damaged = scan(&archive, &ScanOptions::default(), &|| false);
+    let region = damaged.regions.iter().find(|r| r.offset == 0 && r.kind == "cpio-crc").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(region.confidence, "high");
+    assert!(region.details["warnings"].as_array().unwrap().iter().any(|w| w.as_str().unwrap().contains("checksum mismatch")));
+}