CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-29440
4.6 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-11-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-295
Description
Tesla Model X vehicles before 2020-11-23 do not perform certificate validation during an attempt to pair a new key fob with the body control module (BCM). This allows an attacker (who is inside a vehicle, or is otherwise able to send data over the CAN bus) to start and drive the vehicle with a spoofed key fob.
Affected configurations
• tesla model x firmware (< 2020-11-23)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation weakness
References
- https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-model-x-hack-bluetooth/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-model-x-hack-bluetooth/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory