CVE-2020-28656

MEDIUM

Volkswagen Polo 2019 Discover Media - Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsigned Metainfo File Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The update functionality of the Discover Media infotainment system in Volkswagen Polo 2019 vehicles allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code because some unsigned parts of a metainfo file are parsed, which can cause attacker-controlled files to be written to the infotainment system and executed as root.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.contextis.com/en/blog/a-code-signing-bypass-for-the-vw-polo

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 24.9%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-354
Status published
Products (1)
vw/polo_firmware 2019
Published Nov 16, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026