CVE-2020-28656 Code injection in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can execute arbitrary code as root on Volkswagen Polo infotainment systems due to improper signature verification in update files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-28656?
CVE-2020-28656 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-354
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vw Polo Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-28656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22g2-gpw7-9pqh.