CVE-2018-1170

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 2, 2018 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCustomer LinkCustomer Link Bridge

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-214

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-693NVD-CWE-Other

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