Schneider’s EVLink WallBox: A Hacker’s Dream Charging Station! 🚨🔌
The EVLink WallBox from Schneider Electric is now the charging station equivalent of a horror movie cliché—easily hacked with low attack complexity. With CVSS v4 8.6, vulnerabilities allow attackers remote control, making it the surprise villain in your smart home saga. Time to upgrade before it charges you with more than electricity!
Hot Take:
Who knew that electric vehicle charging stations were the latest hot spots for hackers to plug into? Schneider Electric’s EVLink WallBox might just be the hottest party, where the guest list includes path traversal, cross-site scripting, and OS command injection vulnerabilities. It’s a hacking buffet, and everyone’s invited—if they’re in the know, that is!
Key Points:
- Schneider Electric’s EVLink WallBox has several critical vulnerabilities, including path traversal, cross-site scripting, and OS command injection.
- The vulnerabilities could allow remote control over charging stations, making hackers the unwanted architects of your EV’s charging schedule.
- The charging stations have reached end of life, but users are advised to switch to the EVLink Pro AC model.
- Mitigation strategies include firewall setups, strong passwords, and network segmentation—all the usual suspects in the cybersecurity game.
- No known public exploitation has been reported, so it’s not quite time to panic, but do keep your guard up!
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