CVE-2026-8989
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.6
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-21 22:19:11.387000
Last modified
2026-10-24 17:10:00.220000
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