Description
A weakness has been identified in Besen BS20 EV Charging Station up to 20260426. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OTA Update Installation Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The original disclosure mentions, that "[t]hese vulnerabilities have been reported to Besen and we have received their acknowlegement that they are reviewing this as of April 2026."
Published: 2026-05-24
Score: 9.2 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A vulnerability in the OTA Update Installation Handler of the Besen BS20 EV Charging Station allows attackers to bypass authentication controls, enabling them to install arbitrary firmware remotely. This improper authorization can potentially expose the vehicle charging infrastructure to unauthorized changes, resulting in a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Affected Systems

Besen BS20 EV Charging Station models up to firmware version 20260426 are affected. The issue targets the OTA Update Installation Handler component and applies to any device running firmware prior to the fix. No other Besen products listed by the CNA are reported to be impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.2 indicates a high severity vulnerability. The EPSS score is not available, but the attack requires remote network access to the OTA service and a high level of complexity. Because the weakness lies in authorization, an attacker who can influence OTA update traffic could install malicious firmware, effectively achieving remote code execution on the charging station. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, yet any user of the affected models should assume that unauthorized firmware installation could be exploited if not corrected.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 24, 2026 at 21:20 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Disable OTA updates until a vendor patch is available
  • Verify that all OTA updates are signed and check cryptographic signatures before installation
  • Restrict OTA update traffic to trusted networks or IP ranges
  • Monitor system logs for unauthorized firmware installation events

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 24, 2026 at 21:20 UTC.

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History

Sun, 24 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A weakness has been identified in Besen BS20 EV Charging Station up to 20260426. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OTA Update Installation Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The original disclosure mentions, that "[t]hese vulnerabilities have been reported to Besen and we have received their acknowlegement that they are reviewing this as of April 2026."
Title Besen BS20 EV Charging Station OTA Update Installation improper authorization
First Time appeared Besen
Besen bs20 Ev Charging Station
Weaknesses CWE-266
CWE-285
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:besen:bs20_ev_charging_station:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Besen
Besen bs20 Ev Charging Station
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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Besen Bs20 Ev Charging Station
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-24T20:30:10.350Z

Reserved: 2026-05-24T06:19:00.635Z

Link: CVE-2026-9397

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Updated: 2026-05-24T21:30:08Z

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