TI-2018-06740 Aliases CVE-2018-9312 GHSA-pf8c-w99c-vg7w

The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3…

LOW 35CWE-693Published 2018-05-31 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows a local attack when a USB device is plugged in.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00625 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:bmw:head_unit_hu_nbt_firmware:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Bmw
cpe:2.3:h:bmw:head_unit_hu_nbt:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Bmw

cpe:2.3:o:bmw:head_unit_hu_nbt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bmw
cpe:2.3:h:bmw:head_unit_hu_nbt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Bmw

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9312
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf8c-w99c-vg7w
2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://keenlab.tencent.com/en/Experimental_Security_Assessment_of_BMW_Cars_by_KeenLab.pdf

Advisory 1

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/23/bmw_security_bugs/

TI-2018-06745 The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2018-06744 The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2018-06742 The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2018-06741 The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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