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CVE-2024-8357: Visteon Infotainment · Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware

Affects Visteon InfotainmentSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

  1. Apply firmware or software updates from Visteon as soon as they become available that implement a properly configured immutable hardware root of trust.
  2. Restrict physical and local access to infotainment systems to trusted personnel only, as exploitation requires local access.
  3. Implement network segmentation within the vehicle architecture to isolate infotainment systems from critical vehicle control units, limiting potential lateral movement.
  4. Employ runtime integrity monitoring and anomaly detection on infotainment systems to detect unauthorized code execution attempts.
  5. Collaborate with Visteon and automotive OEMs to verify secure boot configurations and hardware security modules are correctly implemented in future system versions.
  6. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on hardware security features of infotainment SoCs.
  7. Educate maintenance and service personnel on the risks of local access exploitation and enforce strict access controls.

Description

Visteon Infotainment App SoC Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Visteon Infotainment systems. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the application system-on-chip (SoC). The issue results from the lack of properly configured hardware root of trust. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the boot process. Was ZDI-CAN-23759.

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