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CVE-2020-29439

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Tesla Model X vehicles before 2020-11-23 have key fobs that rely on five VIN digits for the authentication needed for a body control module (BCM) to initiate a Bluetooth wake-up action. (The full VIN is visible from outside the vehicle.)

Affected products

• Tesla Model X Firmware: before 2020-11-23 — fixed in 2020-11-23

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tesla Model X Firmware 2020-11-23. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-model-x-hack-bluetooth/
• https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-model-x-hack-bluetooth/

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