CVE-2020-8539 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can inject unauthorized commands via the micomd daemon to trigger unintended vehicle functionalities and send CAN frames.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8539?
CVE-2020-8539 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kia Motors Head Unit with Software version: SOP.003.30.18.0703, SOP.005.7.181019, and SOP.007.1.191209 may allow an attacker to inject unauthorized commands, by executing the micomd executable deamon, to trigger unintended functionalities. In addition, this executable may be used by an attacker to inject commands to generate CAN frames that are sent into the M-CAN bus (Multimedia CAN bus) of the vehicle.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kia Head Unit Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-8539 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-8539 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7g6h-m62g-mmqr.