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Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on the Tesla Model S

Tencent Security Keen Lab

An issue was discovered in Marvell 88W8688 Wi-Fi firmware before version p52, as used on Tesla Model S/X vehicles manufactured before March 2018, via the Parrot Faurecia Automotive FC6050W module. A stack overflow could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on the Tesla Model S