Auth bypass in Hella Dr 820
CVE-2025-30117
An issue was discovered on the Forvia Hella HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820. Managing Settings and Obtaining Sensitive Data and Sabotaging the Car Battery can be performed by unauthorized parties. After bypassing the device pairing, an attacker can obtain sensitive user and vehicle information through the settings interface. Remote attackers can modify power management settings, disable recording, delete stored footage, and turn off battery protection, leading to potential denial-of-service conditions and vehicle battery drainage.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- medium.com/@geochen/cve-draft-hella-driving-recorder-dr-820-ff8c4e2cca26 (Permissions Required)
- github.com/geo-chen/Hella (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-30117?
- CVE-2025-30117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hella Dr 820, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-30117?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-30117 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.