Besen BS20 EV Charging Station OTA Update Installation improper authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-285.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in Besen BS20 EV Charging Station up to 20260426. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OTA Update Installation Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The original disclosure mentions, that "[t]hese vulnerabilities have been reported to Besen and we have received their acknowlegement that they are reviewing this as of April 2026."
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2468-xgpc-jvv7
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More Besen vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08243 Besen BS20 EV Charging Station Firmware Version Check ui layer CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-08242 Besen BS20 EV Charging Station BLE/UDP insufficiently protected credentials CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-08245 Besen BS20 EV Charging Station BLE/WiFi authentication replay CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
- TI-2026-08241 Besen BS20 EV Charging Station Bluetooth Low Energy weak password CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-9397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2468-xgpc-jvv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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