CVE-2018-9322

HIGH

BMW i-X-3-5-7 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows local attacks involving the USB or OBD-II interface. An attacker can bypass the code-signing protection mechanism for firmware updates, and consequently obtain a root shell.

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-693
Status published

Affected Products (1)

bmw/head_unit_hu_nbt_firmware

Timeline

Published May 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026