CVE-2024-8356: Visteon Infotainment · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Affects Visteon InfotainmentSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
1. Apply vendor-supplied patches immediately once available to ensure proper firmware authenticity verification during updates. 2. Implement strict access controls to prevent unauthorized local code execution on infotainment systems, including disabling unnecessary interfaces and services. 3. Employ runtime integrity monitoring on the infotainment system to detect unauthorized firmware modifications or abnormal MCU behavior. 4. Use hardware-based security features such as secure boot and trusted platform modules (TPM) to enforce firmware authenticity. 5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on infotainment systems to identify and remediate privilege escalation paths. 6. Limit physical access to vehicle systems and educate users and technicians about the risks of unauthorized firmware updates. 7. Monitor for anomalous activity indicative of exploitation attempts, including unexpected firmware update attempts or privilege escalations.
Description
Visteon Infotainment VIP MCU Code Insufficient Validation of Data Authenticity Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Visteon Infotainment systems. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the firmware update process of the VIP microcontroller. The process does not properly verify authenticity of the supplied firmware image before programming it into internal memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges execute arbitrary code in the context of the VIP MCU. Was ZDI-CAN-23758.