Forvia Hella HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820 Settings Interface improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Forvia Hella HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Settings Interface. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-30117. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Forvia Hella HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820 (version now known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Settings Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered on the Forvia Hella HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820. Managing Settings and Obtaining Sensitive Data and Sabotaging the Car Battery can be performed by unauthorized parties. After bypassing the device pairing, an attacker can obtain sensitive user and vehicle information through the settings interface. Remote attackers can modify power management settings, disable recording, delete stored footage, and turn off battery protection, leading to potential denial-of-service conditions and vehicle battery drainage.

The advisory is shared for download at medium.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-30117 since 03/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/18/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Forvia Hella

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• HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820

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