Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2023 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2022-42430

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Model 3 from Tesla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the wowlan_config data structure. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17543.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Tesla	Model 3	Model 3 Infotainment 2021.44.30, 2022.12.22

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1406/