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Hacking the infotainment system used in Mercedes-Benz cars

May 19, 2021

Security researchers with Tencent Security Keen Lab identified five vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-23906, CVE-2021-23907, CVE-2021-23908, CVE-2021-23909, and CVE-2021-23910, in the latest infotainment system in Mercedes-Benz cars.

The experts focused their analysis on the Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system, which was first presented by the carmaker in 2018.

Four vulnerabilities could be exploited by attackers remotely control some functions of the vehicle, fortunately, none could be used to control physical features of the cars.

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