CVE-2018-11478

HIGH

Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle - Unauthenticated Improper Authentication

Title source: llm

Description

An issue was discovered on Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle devices. The OBD port is used to receive measurement data and debug information from the car. This on-board diagnostics feature can also be used to send commands to the car (different for every vendor / car product line / car). No authentication is needed, which allows attacks from the local Wi-Fi network.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/66

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/unprotected-wifi-access-unencrypted-data-transfer-in-vgate-icar2-wifi-obd2-dongle/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0092

EPSS Percentile 55.7%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (1)

vgate/icar_2_wi-fi_obd2_firmware

Published May 30, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026