CVE-2020-28656 describes a critical vulnerability in the Discover Media infotainment system of Volkswagen Polo 2019 vehicles, allowing physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is due to the system parsing unsigned parts of a metainfo file during updates, enabling the writing and execution of attacker-controlled files as root. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), it requires physical access but grants high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or KEV entries exist, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for a full system compromise remains significant.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vw:polo_firmware:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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