CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-9493 — The MyCar Controls of AutoMobility Distribution Inc., mobile application contains hard-coded admin credentials

Critical CVSS 9.8

The MyCar Controls of AutoMobility Distribution Inc., mobile application contains hard-coded admin credentials. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to send commands to and retrieve data from a target MyCar unit. This may allow the attacker to learn the location of a target, or gain unauthorized physical access to a vehicle. This issue affects AutoMobility MyCar versions prior to 3.4.24 on iOS and versions prior to 4.1.2 on Android. This issue has additionally been fixed in Carlink, Link, Visions MyCar, and MyCar Kia.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2020-01-15
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-798

Affected products

  • mycarcontrols / mycar_controls

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Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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