Certain Tesla vehicles through 2022-03-26 allow attackers to open the charging port via a…
Priority LOW 35CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Certain Tesla vehicles through 2022-03-26 allow attackers to open the charging port via a 315 MHz RF signal containing a fixed sequence of approximately one hundred symbols. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that the behavior is as intended
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01433 73rd 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:tesla:model_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2022-03-26 | Vulnerable | Tesla |
| cpe:2.3:o:tesla:model_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2022-03-26 | Vulnerable | Tesla |
| cpe:2.3:o:tesla:model_x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2022-03-26 | Vulnerable | Tesla |
| cpe:2.3:h:tesla:model_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Tesla |
| cpe:2.3:h:tesla:model_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Tesla |
| cpe:2.3:h:tesla:model_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Tesla |
- cpe:2.3:o:tesla:model_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2022-03-26 Vulnerable ·Tesla
- cpe:2.3:o:tesla:model_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2022-03-26 Vulnerable ·Tesla
- cpe:2.3:o:tesla:model_x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2022-03-26 Vulnerable ·Tesla
- cpe:2.3:h:tesla:model_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Tesla
- cpe:2.3:h:tesla:model_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Tesla
- cpe:2.3:h:tesla:model_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Tesla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27948
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65jp-cf4c-rcq6
References
More Tesla Model 3 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07342 The renderer process in the entertainment system on Tesla Model 3 vehicles mishandles JIT… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-15459 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Tesla Model 3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20636 Buffer overflow in Tesla Model 3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20635 Use after free in Tesla Model 3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-01820 Integer overflow in Tesla Model 3 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-15460 Heap-based buffer overflow in Tesla Model 3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-27948 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-27948 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65jp-cf4c-rcq6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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