{"id":58041,"date":"2025-07-07T08:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:49:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-23T04:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:01:33","slug":"cve-2023-28910-critical-bluetooth-stack-vulnerability-in-mib3-infotainment-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-28910-critical-bluetooth-stack-vulnerability-in-mib3-infotainment-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-28910: Critical Bluetooth Stack Vulnerability in MIB3 Infotainment System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2023-28910 is a critical vulnerability found within the Bluetooth stack of the MIB3 infotainment system, predominantly used in Skoda Superb III cars. The flaw has the potential to bypass assertion functions due to a disabled abortion flag, leading to possible system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability is of concern to all users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52890-critical-acl-bypass-vulnerability-in-incus-system-container-and-virtual-machine-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64719\">MIB3 infotainment<\/a> systems, particularly those with the Skoda Superb III car featuring the OEM part number 3V0035820. It is crucial to understand the nature of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53093-critical-security-vulnerability-in-tabberneue-mediawiki-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65703\">vulnerability and the resulting implications to ensure the security<\/a> of these systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-28910<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS score: 8.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Bluetooth<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3090-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64644\">Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1325589964\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>MIB3 Infotainment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79760\">System | All versions<\/a> with OEM part number 3V0035820<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit manipulates the Bluetooth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40741-stack-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2025-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75752\">stack of the MIB3 infotainment system<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3931-yggdrasil-s-flaw-opens-door-to-local-privilege-escalation-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91373\">system has a specific flaw<\/a> arising from disabling the abortion flag. This disabled flag allows for the bypass of assertion functions within the system, which could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6032-unverified-tls-certificate-in-podman-machine-init-command-leads-to-potential-man-in-the-middle-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64643\">lead to a potential<\/a> security compromise. An attacker, once paired with the Bluetooth system, could potentially exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to the system or leak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43233-critical-https-proxy-vulnerability-allowing-sensitive-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69351\">sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3593869019\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This section does not provide a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8218-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-real-spaces-wordpress-properties-directory-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81695\">real exploit but a conceptual example of how the vulnerability<\/a> could be exploited. This could involve a sequence of Bluetooth commands, which, when issued in a specific order, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52817-authorization-bypass-in-zealousweb-abandoned-contact-form-7-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69352\">lead to the bypass<\/a> of assertion functions. The example below is a hypothetical Bluetooth command sequence:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ bluetoothctl\n[bluetooth]# pair &lt;device_address&gt;\n[bluetooth]# connect &lt;device_address&gt;\n[bluetooth]# send-command &lt;malicious_command_sequence&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This command sequence represents an initial pairing with the device, establishing a connection, and then sending a hypothetical malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6562-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-hunt-electronic-dvr-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64862\">command sequence that could exploit the vulnerability<\/a>.<br \/>\nPlease note that the &#8220;malicious_command_sequence&#8221; is a placeholder for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31713-a-potential-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-command-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79480\">potential command<\/a> or sequence of commands that could bypass the assertion functions. The exact nature of this command would depend on the specifics of the vulnerability and the implementation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64805\">Bluetooth stack<\/a> in the affected system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2023-28910 is a critical vulnerability found within the Bluetooth stack of the MIB3 infotainment system, predominantly used in Skoda Superb III cars. The flaw has the potential to bypass assertion functions due to a disabled abortion flag, leading to possible system compromise or data leakage. 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