CVE-2026-8988

Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 exposes an accessible UART interface that permits interruption of the boot process and access to the U-Boot bootloader. An attacker with physical access can modify the boot configuration or file system to obtain operating system access.

CVSS v4.0

8.6 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 13th percentile

Published

2026-07-21

Updated

2026-07-22

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2026-8987
• CVE-2026-8989
• CVE-2026-8986
• CVE-2026-9018
• CVE-2026-8985
• CVE-2026-9060