Harman Infotainment 20190525031613 allows root access via SSH over a USB-to-Ethernet…
Priority HIGH 65Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Harman Infotainment 20190525031613 allows root access via SSH over a USB-to-Ethernet dongle with a password that is an internal project name.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00499 43rd 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
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40291
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mw3-4c3p-vv6p
References
More Samsung Harman Infotainment vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21135 Harman Infotainment 20190525031613 and later allows command injection via unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-21134 Harman Infotainment 20190525031613 and later discloses the IP address via CarPlay CTRL packets. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-40291 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-40291 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mw3-4c3p-vv6p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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