CVE-2024-8356 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Visteon Infotainment VIP MCU code, specifically within the firmware update process. An attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit insufficient authenticity validation of firmware images to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the VIP MCU. Rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability requires local access but allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently in CISA KEV or having public exploit code, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating notable interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
cmu150_na_74.00.324aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:visteon:infotainment:cmu150_na_74.00.324a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.