Access to Bootloader
CVE-2026-8988

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Autel

Status
Maxicharger Single
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is 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.

Affected Version(s)

MaxiCharger Single 0

References

https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulner...
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CVSS V4

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

S. Eisenreich-Dietz (CyberDanube)
T. Weber (CyberDanube)
D. Blagojevic (CyberDanube)
F. Koroknai (CyberDanube)
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