CVE-2022-3093 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2022-3093

This vulnerability allows physical attackers to execute arbitrary code on...

7.6 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

This vulnerability allows physical attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Tesla vehicles. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ice_updater update mechanism. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied firmware. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17463.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

@Jedar_LZ

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1188/

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Affected Vendor

Tesla

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Affected Software

Model 3

Vulnerable Versions:

Model 3

Timeline

Official Publish: March 29th, 2023

Last Modified: February 14th, 2025

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow

Privilege Escalation

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1036 Masquerading

Defense Evasion

T1485 Data Destruction

T1005 Data from Local System