CVE-2020-29439

MEDIUM
4.6
CVSS Score
Published: November 30, 2020 at 09:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorModel X FirmwareModel X

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Severity
MEDIUM4.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Tesla Model X vehicles before 2020-11-23 have key fobs that rely on five VIN digits for the authentication needed for a body control module (BCM) to initiate a Bluetooth wake-up action. (The full VIN is visible from outside the vehicle.)

Affected

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

v < 2020-11-23
Affected range stops below 2020-11-23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
tesla-model-x (same device)
All versions

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_MISCExploitPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-model-x-hack-bluetooth/

CVSS

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

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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