CVE-2018-11478

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

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.

Affected products

Vgate Icar 2 Wi-Fi Obd2 Firmware: all versions

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/66
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/unprotected-wifi-access-unencrypted-data-transfer-in-vgate-icar2-wifi-obd2-dongle/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/66
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/unprotected-wifi-access-unencrypted-data-transfer-in-vgate-icar2-wifi-obd2-dongle/

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