CVE-2024-23971Known exploitationPublic exploit

Adjacent unauthenticated root code execution via OCPP bswitch

Published Jan 30, 2025 · Updated Aug 26, 2025

Command injection in all versions of ChargePoint Home Flex allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code as root. The RouteToFsmInstance() handler in /usr/bin/mcp passes the command field from an OCPP bswitch payload directly to system() without validation. An attacker must intercept the charger's cloud WebSocket traffic and send a crafted bswitch message; execution triggers a reboot, but injected commands run first with root privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in all versions of ChargePoint Home Flex allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code as root. The RouteToFsmInstance() handler in /usr/bin/mcp passes the command field from an OCPP bswitch payload directly to system() without validation. An attacker must intercept the charger's cloud WebSocket traffic and send a crafted bswitch message; execution triggers a reboot, but injected commands run first with root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-23971
Published
Jan 30, 2025
Updated
Aug 26, 2025
Vendor
ChargePoint
Product
ChargePoint Home Flex
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=all versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ChargePoint · ChargePoint Home Flexversion=all versions

Published CVSS scores

8.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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