What is CVE-2026-8985?

CVE-2026-8985 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Autel Maxicharger Single, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-8985?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Autel Maxicharger Single

CVE-2026-8985

Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51 is vulnerable to OS command injection in the /test endpoint exposed on TCP port 9002. An unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted input in the url parameter to execute arbitrary operating system commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2026-07-21 · last modified 2026-08-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.071 (94.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.066 · newest: 0.071 · change: +0.005

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charge… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8985?: CVE-2026-8985 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Autel Maxicharger Single, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-8985?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.