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CVE-2019-13581

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

An issue was discovered in Marvell 88W8688 Wi-Fi firmware before version p52, as used on Tesla Model S/X vehicles manufactured before March 2018, via the Parrot Faurecia Automotive FC6050W module. A heap-based buffer overflow allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malformed Wi-Fi packets.

Affected products

• Marvell 88W8688 Firmware: before p52 — fixed in p52

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Marvell 88W8688 Firmware p52. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://keenlab.tencent.com/en/2020/01/02/exploiting-wifi-stack-on-tesla-model-s/
• https://www.marvell.com/documents/ioaj5dntk2ubykssa78s/
• https://keenlab.tencent.com/en/2020/01/02/exploiting-wifi-stack-on-tesla-model-s/
• https://www.marvell.com/documents/ioaj5dntk2ubykssa78s/

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