Open Recovery Mode

Summary

CVECVE-2026-8989
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCyberDanube
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-21 22:19:11 UTC
Updated2026-07-22 20:17:09 UTC
DescriptionAutel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 permits unrestricted access to the NXP i.MX6 recovery mode through exposed hardware recovery pins. An attacker with physical access can boot attacker-controlled code in memory and modify or extract firmware and other sensitive data.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.001880000 probability, percentile 0.086510000 (date 2026-07-22)

Problem Types: CWE-1191 | CWE-1244 | CWE-1191 CWE-1191 On-Chip debug and test interface with improper access control | CWE-1244 CWE-1244 Internal asset exposed to unsafe debug access level or state


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
High

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Autel MaxiCharger Single affected V1.03.51 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger [email protected] cyberdanube.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: S. Eisenreich-Dietz (CyberDanube) (en)

CNA: T. Weber (CyberDanube) (en)

CNA: D. Blagojevic (CyberDanube) (en)

CNA: F. Koroknai (CyberDanube) (en)

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