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.
CVE-2018-1170
HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 51.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 2, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (2)
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicrohttps://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-214
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-214
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2018-1170?
CVE-2018-1170 is a high vulnerability published on March 2, 2018. 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…
When was CVE-2018-1170 disclosed?
CVE-2018-1170 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 2, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-1170 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-1170 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 51.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1170?
CVE-2018-1170 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-1170?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-1170, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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