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CVE-2018-1170
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-03-02T01:29:00.317 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:50:38.010

Summary

This vulnerability allows adjacent attackers to inject arbitrary Controller Area Network messages on vulnerable installations of Volkswagen Customer-Link App 1.30 and HTC Customer-Link Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Customer-Link App and Customer-Link Bridge. The issue results from the lack of a proper protection mechanism against unauthorized firmware updates. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to inject CAN messages. Was ZDI-CAN-5264.

Affected products

htc — customer-link_bridge

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References

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