CVE-2026-8988 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 exposes an accessible UART interface that permits interruption of the boot process and access to the U-Boot bootloader. An attacker with physical access can modify the boot configuration or file system to obtain operating system access.

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Autel	Maxicharger Single Charger

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References

Link	Providers
https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/

History

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Autel Autel maxicharger Single Charger
Vendors & Products		Autel Autel maxicharger Single Charger

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 exposes an accessible UART interface that permits interruption of the boot process and access to the U-Boot bootloader. An attacker with physical access can modify the boot configuration or file system to obtain operating system access.
Title		Access to Bootloader
Weaknesses		CWE-1191
References		https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.6, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CyberDanube

Published: 2026-07-21T21:21:50.327Z

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:37:20.155Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T13:13:00.389Z

Link: CVE-2026-8988

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:17:44.794Z

NVD

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Redhat

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