EV Chargers Vulnerability: When Your Electric Car Gets Ghosted!
View CSAF: Beware of sneaky man-in-the-middle attacks on your EV car chargers! Thanks to a vulnerability in the ISO 15118-2 standard, your trusty electric steed might be getting its charging instructions from a cyber trickster. So, keep those chargers secure, and remember, not all heroes wear capes—some just update their TLS certificates!
Hot Take:
Oh, the joy of charging your electric vehicle (EV) and discovering that it’s not just your car getting powered up – there’s a free man-in-the-middle attack in the mix! ISO 15118-2 has left the door ajar, giving cyber attackers a shocking opportunity to meddle with your EV’s charging routine. Who knew charging your car could become a thriller?
Key Points:
- Electric vehicle chargers have a vulnerability due to improper communication restrictions.
- This issue could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks, with a CVSS v4 score of 7.2.
- The vulnerability affects the ISO 15118-2 standard, which outlines network and application protocol requirements.
- Mitigation strategies include using TLS for all communications and isolating control systems behind firewalls.
- No known public exploitation of this vulnerability has been reported yet.
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