CVE-2019-12797

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Published Jul 31, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary commands to an OBD-II bus of a vehicle.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:elmelectronics:elm27_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:elmelectronics:elm27:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-4380	A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary commands to an OBD-II bus of a vehicle.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.208% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.914060.1561621279%21/Ludvig%20and%20Daniel_final_dongles.pdf
https://www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.917488.1564430206%21/elm327.pdf

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Elmelectronics Elm27 Elm27 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-798

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 31, 2019, 6:21 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved: Jun 13, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 31, 2019, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:15 AM

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