Persistent root SSH via symlinked startup marker
Published Feb 15, 2026 · Updated Feb 15, 2026
Authentication bypass in Bosch Infotainment system ECU 283C30861E allows physically proximate attackers to expose root SSH after reboot. The tty_ssh_level_recheck.sh startup script removes SSHenabled and then touches SSHdisabled without rejecting a symbolic link between those marker names, recreating SSHenabled. The attacker must first gain local ECU access, create the link, and add a controlled Wi-Fi network; startup then enables SSH and disables the firewall.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Bosch Infotainment system ECU 283C30861E allows physically proximate attackers to expose root SSH after reboot. The tty_ssh_level_recheck.sh startup script removes SSHenabled and then touches SSHdisabled without rejecting a symbolic link between those marker names, recreating SSHenabled. The attacker must first gain local ECU access, create the link, and add a controlled Wi-Fi network; startup then enables SSH and disables the firewall.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-32063
- Published
- Feb 15, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Product
- Infotainment system ECU
- Classifications
- CWE-306, T1562.004, T1133
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=283C30861E
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- SSHdisabled-to-SSHenabled symbolic-link bypassproof of concept · demonstrated
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