CVE-2023-29113 (GCVE-0-2023-29113)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-28 15:33 – Updated: 2025-06-30 16:04
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Summary
The MIB3 infotainment unit used in Skoda and Volkswagen vehicles does not incorporate any privilege separation for the proprietary inter-process communication mechanism, leaving attackers with presence in the system an ability to undermine access control restrictions implemented at the operating system level. The vulnerability was originally discovered in Skoda Superb III car with MIB3 infotainment unit OEM part number 3V0035820. The list of affected MIB3 OEM part numbers is provided in the referenced resources.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Preh Car Connect GmbH (JOYNEXT GmbH) Volkswagen MIB3 infotainment system MIB3 OI MQB Affected: 0 , ≤ 0304 (custom)
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Credits
Artem Ivachev from PCA Cyber Security (PCAutomotive)
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