CVE-2022-42430CWE-416

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles

High · published March 29, 2023

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the wowlan_config data structure. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17543.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00367 · 29.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2023-03-29T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 MAR 00:00Z
    This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles
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