CVE-2026-8989

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 91% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 permits unrestricted access to the NXP i.MX6 recovery mode through exposed hardware recovery pins. An attacker with physical access can boot attacker-controlled code in memory and modify or extract firmware and other sensitive data.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
55(Track*)
EG Risk 55/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 21, 2026

Last Modified

July 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Autel Maxi Charger | CyberDanube

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8989(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-26 21:00 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-26 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-26 09:58 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-26 09:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-22 22:55 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-22 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-21 23:10 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-21 21:38 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8989?
CVE-2026-8989 is a high vulnerability published on July 21, 2026. Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 permits unrestricted access to the NXP i.MX6 recovery mode through exposed hardware recovery pins. An attacker with physical access can boot attacker-controlled code in memory and modify or extract firmware and other sensitive data.
When was CVE-2026-8989 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8989 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 21, 2026, with the most recent update on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8989 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8989 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 91.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8989?
CVE-2026-8989 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8989?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8989, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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