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CVE-2020-16142

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-16142 is a format string vulnerability affecting the Bluetooth stack in Mercedes-Benz C Class AMG Premium Plus c220 BlueTec vehicles, specifically within the COMAND infotainment software. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious device name containing %x or %c format-string specifiers. With a CVSS score of 3.5 (LOW), this vulnerability requires adjacent network access and user interaction (pairing a malicious device) to achieve a low impact on availability, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:mercedes-benz:comand:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.5LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0076 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 18 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

medium.com / %40reliable_lait_mouse_975/mercedes-comand-infotainment-improper-format-strings-handling-4c67063d744e