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CVE-2025-32059VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-32059: Bosch Infotainment system ECU · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Bosch Infotainment system ECUSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 18:53 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Feb 2026

  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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
BoschInfotainment system ECUAffected
  • =283C30861E
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate deployment of vendor-supplied patches or firmware updates once available is critical to remediate the vulnerability. 2. Until patches are released, disable or restrict Bluetooth connectivity on affected vehicles, especially in public or untrusted environments. 3. Implement network-level controls such as Bluetooth signal jamming or filtering to limit unauthorized access to the Infotainment ECU. 4. Conduct thorough security assessments and penetration testing on vehicle infotainment systems to identify similar vulnerabilities. 5. Employ runtime protections such as stack canaries, address space layout randomization (ASLR), and control flow integrity (CFI) in ECU firmware to mitigate exploitation impact. 6. Monitor vehicle telemetry and logs for anomalous Bluetooth activity or unexpected ECU behavior. 7. Educate vehicle users and fleet operators about the risks of connecting to unknown Bluetooth devices. 8. Collaborate with automotive cybersecurity vendors to deploy intrusion detection systems tailored for in-vehicle networks. 9. Establish incident response plans specific to automotive ECU compromises to enable rapid containment and recovery.

Description

The specific flaw exists within the Bluetooth stack developed by Alps Alpine of the Infotainment ECU manufactured by Bosch. The issue results from the lack of proper boundary validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a stack-based buffer overflow when receiving a specific packet on the established upper layer L2CAP channel. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to obtain remote code execution on the Infotainment ECU with root privileges. First identified on Nissan Leaf ZE1 manufactured in 2020.

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