🛡️ CVE-2022-27948 — model-3-firmware

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-27948 is classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization. No authorisation check is performed before carrying out a restricted action.

Affected software

CVE-2022-27948 is recorded against 3 packages.

• model-3-firmware (fixed in 2022-03-26)
• model-s-firmware (fixed in 2022-03-26)
• model-x-firmware (fixed in 2022-03-26)

Timeline and source

Published on 27 March 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

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Other advisories for this package

model-3-firmware has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2025-2082 (7.5 High, published 30 Apr 2025)
• CVE-2023-32157 (7.5 High, published 3 May 2024)
• CVE-2023-32156 (8.8 High, published 3 May 2024)
• CVE-2023-32155 (7.0 High, published 3 May 2024)
• CVE-2022-42431 (7.8 High, published 29 Mar 2023)
• CVE-2022-42430 (7.8 High, published 29 Mar 2023)
• CVE-2022-3093 (6.4 Medium, published 29 Mar 2023)
• CVE-2022-37709 (5.3 Medium, published 16 Sep 2022)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-862: Missing Authorization) in other software:

• CVE-2014-0167 (published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-0932 (6.5 Medium, published 2 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-23752 (9.5 Critical, published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2024-24709 (4.3 Medium, published 17 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2022-45813 (5.4 Medium, published 11 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2023-32959 (4.3 Medium, published 11 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2023-25969 (5.4 Medium, published 11 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2022-42479 (5.4 Medium, published 11 Jun 2026)

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