Tesla's vulnerability profile centers on its vehicle platforms and firmware, spanning consumer electric vehicles such as the Model 3, Model S, and Model X, where the firmware layer and embedded systems present a distinct attack surface. The recurring weakness classes—including time-of-check time-of-use race conditions, heap-based buffer overflows, out-of-bounds writes, and authentication bypass through spoofing—reflect the complexity of real-time control systems, embedded firmware, and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. A significant portion of disclosures carry placeholder or insufficient-information classifications in the NVD, a pattern consistent with coordinated automotive vulnerability disclosure where technical details may be withheld during remediation windows. Defenders should track Tesla advisories for firmware patch availability and prioritize deployment to fleet-connected vehicles, particularly where remote update mechanisms or wireless interfaces are in use; current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Tesla over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (24 CVEs).
24 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2025-8320HIGH Tesla Wall Connector Content-Length Header Improper Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary | Jul 30, 2025 | 8.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-32156HIGH Tesla Model 3 Gateway Firmware Signature Validation Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Tesla Model 3 v | May 3, 2024 | 8.8 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-9306HIGH Tesla SolarCity Solar Monitoring Gateway through 5.46.43 has a "Use of Hard-coded Credentials" issue because Digi ConnectPort X2e uses a .pyc file to store the cleartext password f | Feb 18, 2021 | 8.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-2082HIGH Tesla Model 3 VCSEC Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Tesla Model 3 v | Apr 30, 2025 | 7.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-42430HIGH This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute privileged code on the target syst | Mar 29, 2023 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-13943HIGH Tesla Model S Iris Modem QCMAP_ConnectionManager Improper Input Validation Sandbox Escape Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escape the sandbox on affected | Apr 30, 2025 | 7.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-42431HIGH This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute privileged code on the target syst | Mar 29, 2023 | 7.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-6032HIGH Tesla Model S Iris Modem ql_atfwd Command Injection Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Tesla Model S vehi | Apr 30, 2025 | 7.8 | 23 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-6031HIGH Tesla Model S oFono AT Command Heap-based Buffer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Tesla Model | Apr 30, 2025 | 7.8 | 23 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-9977HIGH The renderer process in the entertainment system on Tesla Model 3 vehicles mishandles JIT compilation, which allows attackers to trigger firmware code execution, and display a craf | Mar 24, 2019 | 8.8 | 23 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (24 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Tesla.
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