Open Recovery Mode

published 2026-07-21 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-46440

cvss: 6.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits: 0; none known

Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 permits unrestricted access to the NXP i.MX6 recovery mode through exposed hardware recovery pins. An attacker with physical access can boot attacker-controlled code in memory and modify or extract firmware and other sensitive data.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 3 mo ago (2026-07-22)

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

cyberdanube.com https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	8.6	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
CNA	4.0	8.6	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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD	3.1	6.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Autel MaxiCharger Single

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1191 On-Chip Debug and Test Interface With Improper Access Control
CWE-1244 Internal Asset Exposed to Unsafe Debug Access Level or State

References

cyberdanube.com /security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/
third-party-advisory, exploit

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-8989
NVD CVE-2026-8989

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Summary