Automotive Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
VIEW DATABASEThe Criticality of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Beyond Known Threats
Zero-day vulnerabilities currently have no vendor patch solution, but their exploitability has already been confirmed. What does this mean to organizations and enterprises?
Potential for Serious Damage
Confirmed zero-day vulnerabilities empower malicious actors to exploit them to execute attacks that could have dire consequences.
Lack of Defense
In the absence of a solution, attackers have ample time to exploit zero-day vulnerabilities repeatedly.
Wide-Ranging Impact
Given that the same open-source software and modules are utilized across multiple ECUs, zero-day vulnerabilities can affect numerous components.
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The Latest Automotive Zero-Day Vulnerability Database
The following is a list of automotive vulnerabilities discovered by researchers through Trend Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) that are yet to be publicly disclosed. This initial list comprises zero-day vulnerabilities discovered at Pwn2Own Automotive, hosted by VicOne with Trend ZDI. For each vulnerability, the affected vendor has been contacted and is expected to develop a patch. These vulnerabilities are handled according to the Trend ZDI Disclosure Policy. The zero-day identifier of a vulnerability refers to the candidate (CAN) number assigned to the vulnerability by Trend ZDI.
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