High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1170
CVE-2018-1170
Description
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.
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Affected products
31.30+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 1.30
- (no CPE)range: 1.30
Patches
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References
1- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-214nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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