CVE-2026-8988

MEDIUMNVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-22. NVD baseline CVSS 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 exposes an accessible UART interface that permits interruption of the boot process and access to the U-Boot bootloader. An attacker with physical access can modify the boot configuration or file system to obtain operating system access.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(medium)
EG Risk
47(Track*)
EG Risk 47/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
13%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Autel Maxi Charger | CyberDanube

https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8988(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 74× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-11 09:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-11 08:53 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-11 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  7. 2026-09-09 11:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-09-07 22:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-09-06 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-09-05 08:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-09-02 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-31 04:18 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-31 04:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-30 02:10 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-08-27 15:10 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-27 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-26 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-08-25 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-08-20 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-08-18 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  33. 2026-08-17 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-08-16 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-08-15 15:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-08-14 13:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-13 11:52 UTCEG score recompute▼ 1.80
  47. 2026-08-13 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-13 11:52 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  49. 2026-08-13 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-12 18:45 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-12 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-12 07:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-11 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-11 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-11 09:54 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-11 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-08-10 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-10 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-10 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  64. 2026-08-09 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-08-09 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-08-07 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-07 16:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-08-07 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-06 20:24 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-06 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8988?
CVE-2026-8988 is a medium vulnerability published on July 21, 2026. Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 exposes an accessible UART interface that permits interruption of the boot process and access to the U-Boot bootloader. An attacker with physical access can modify the boot configuration or file system to obtain operating system access.
When was CVE-2026-8988 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8988 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 21, 2026, with the most recent update on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8988 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8988 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 87.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8988?
CVE-2026-8988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8988?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8988, 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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