CVE-2024-23959
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAutel MaxiCharger AC Elite Business C50 BLE AppChargingControl Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Business C50 charging stations. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AppChargingControl BLE command. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-23194
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in the BLE AppChargingControl command handler of Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Business C50. The vulnerability stems from insufficient length validation before copying user-supplied data into a fixed-size stack buffer, enabling remote code execution in the device context. Authentication is required but can be bypassed.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.32.00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelInspect the physical device or check the device management interface for the model name, confirming it is an Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Business C50Affected if The device is not an Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Business C50, then it is not affected by this specific CVE
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the device admin interface or use the Autel mobile app to view the firmware version informationAffected if The firmware version is exactly 1.32.00, then the device is running the affected version
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Verify BLE is enabledCheck the device BLE settings through the mobile app or web interface to determine if Bluetooth Low Energy is turned onAffected if BLE is disabled, the attack surface is significantly reduced though the vulnerability still exists in the firmware code
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Confirm AppChargingControl feature is exposedAttempt to enumerate BLE services or check if the charging control functionality is accessible via BLE commandsAffected if The AppChargingControl command handler is accessible via BLE, the exploit condition is present
The environment is affected only if the device is an Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Business C50 running firmware version 1.32.00 with BLE enabled and the AppChargingControl feature exposed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware patch when available; in the interim, restrict BLE device pairing to trusted devices only and implement network segmentation to limit exposure to adjacent attackers.
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