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CVE-2019-12797

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary...

9.8 Critical

CVE-2019-12797 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Elmelectronics Elm27 Firmware, published July 31, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
1.21%EPSS, 68th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary commands to an OBD-II bus of a vehicle.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.21%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary commands to an OBD-II bus of a vehicle.

Record
CVE-2019-12797
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-798
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary commands to an OBD-II bus of a vehicle.

Record
CVE-2019-12797
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4380No score

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary commands to an OBD-II bus of a vehicle.

Record
EUVD-2019-4380
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph78-5q58-gqxj9.8

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary...

A clone version of an ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth device has a hardcoded PIN, leading to arbitrary commands to an OBD-II bus of a vehicle, as demonstrated by turning off the vehicle's lights.

Record
GHSA-ph78-5q58-gqxj
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-798
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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