High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 30, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-11478
CVE-2018-11478
Description
An issue was discovered on Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle devices. The OBD port is used to receive measurement data and debug information from the car. This on-board diagnostics feature can also be used to send commands to the car (different for every vendor / car product line / car). No authentication is needed, which allows attacks from the local Wi-Fi network.
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References
2- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/66nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/unprotected-wifi-access-unencrypted-data-transfer-in-vgate-icar2-wifi-obd2-dongle/nvdThird Party Advisory
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