CVE-2024-8357: Visteon Infotainment App SoC Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabil

Routine

HIGH 7.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-8357 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) affecting infotainment. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Visteon Infotainment App SoC Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Visteon Infotainment systems. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the application system-on-chip (SoC

Why this priority

High severity

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.8 (High)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 75%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-1326
Published	2024-11-22
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Zero Day Initiative · Vendor: visteon

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-11-22 22:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:22 UTCUpdated Record last modified

visteon infotainment DOWNGRADE

Affected: cmu150_na_74.00.324a

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before cmu150_na_74.00.324a

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy infotainment || rpm -q infotainment || infotainment --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before cmu150_na_74.00.324a (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison infotainment sudo apt install infotainment=<VERSION_BEFORE_cmu150_na_74.00.324a> sudo apt-mark hold infotainment

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list infotainment sudo dnf downgrade infotainment-<VERSION_BEFORE_cmu150_na_74.00.324a> sudo dnf versionlock add infotainment

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-8357?

infotainment: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-8357 being exploited?

CVE-2024-8357 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-8357 affect?

CVE-2024-8357 affects infotainment. Severity is high (CVSS 7.8). Visteon Infotainment App SoC Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Visteon Infotainment systems. A

How urgent is CVE-2024-8357?

Priority 34/100. High severity

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