CVE-2024-8357 Visteon Infotainment App SoC Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 22 Nov 2024 Updated 25 Nov 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code during boot due to missing hardware root of trust in Visteon Infotainment systems.

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-2024-8357?

CVE-2024-8357 is a high-severity vulnerability in Visteon Infotainment, published on 22 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Visteon Infotainment App SoC Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Visteon Infotainment systems. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the application system-on-chip (SoC). The issue results from the lack of properly configured hardware root of trust. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the boot process. Was ZDI-CAN-23759.

Weakness: CWE-1326

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8357?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Visteon Infotainment.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8357?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-8357 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x4vr-gr9r-q7v6.