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TI-2018-01086 Aliases CVE-2018-1170GHSA-8q3v-4vc2-wr4g

Protection mechanism failure in Volkswagen Customer-Link App

Priority LOW 39CWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00782 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VolkswagenVolkswagen Customer-Link App1.30—No fix listedCNA
  • Volkswagen Customer-Link App VendorVolkswagen Affected 1.30 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:htc:customer-link_bridge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableHTC
cpe:2.3:a:volkswagen:customer-link:1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.30VulnerableVolkswagen
  • cpe:2.3:a:htc:customer-link_bridge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·HTC
  • cpe:2.3:a:volkswagen:customer-link:1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.30 Vulnerable ·Volkswagen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1170
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q3v-4vc2-wr4g

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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