FKIE_CVE-2026-8988

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-21 22:19 - Updated: 2026-10-24 17:10
Severity
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 exposes an accessible UART interface that permits interruption of the boot process and access to the U-Boot bootloader. An attacker with physical access can modify the boot configuration or file system to obtain operating system access.
References
office@cyberdanube.comhttps://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
autel maxicharger_single_charger_firmware *
autel maxicharger_single_charger_firmware *
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