CVE-2018-9322 describes a local vulnerability in the Head Unit HU_NBT infotainment component of various BMW i, X, 3, 5, and 7 Series vehicles manufactured between 2012 and 2018. An attacker with physical access via USB or OBD-II can bypass firmware code-signing protection, leading to a root shell. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) has a low attack complexity and allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bmw:head_unit_hu_nbt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.