CVE-2025-30113

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

The Forvia Hella HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820 dashcam's Android application contains hardcoded credentials that allow unauthorized access to device settings through ports 9091 and 9092. Attackers on the same network can exploit these cleartext credentials to modify dashcam configurations. All users of this dashcam model with the vulnerable Android app are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Forvia Hella HELLA Driving Recorder DR 820
Versions: All versions with vulnerable Android application
Operating Systems: Android
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: The vulnerability exists in the Android APK file containing hardcoded credentials for dashcam communication.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

An attacker gains full control of the dashcam, disables recording, manipulates footage, or uses it as a network pivot point to attack other connected devices.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users modify dashcam settings, disable security features, or access recorded footage without permission.

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If Mitigated

With network segmentation and access controls, exploitation is limited to authorized network segments only.

🌐 Internet-Facing: LOW
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires network access to the dashcam and knowledge of the hardcoded credentials.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: None available

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Monitor Forvia Hella for security updates and apply when released.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Segmentation

all

Isolate dashcam network from critical systems

Firewall Rules

linux

Block external access to dashcam ports 9091 and 9092

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 9091 -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 9092 -j DROP

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Disconnect dashcam from networks with untrusted devices
  • Use separate isolated network for dashcam only

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Decompile APK and search for hardcoded credentials in code related to ports 9091/9092

Check Version:

Check Android app version in device settings

Verify Fix Applied:

Check if new APK version removes hardcoded credentials from decompiled code

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized connection attempts to ports 9091/9092
  • Unexpected configuration changes on dashcam

Network Indicators:

  • Traffic to/from dashcam ports 9091/9092 from unauthorized IPs
  • Unusual protocol patterns on dashcam ports

SIEM Query:

source_ip!=authorized_range AND dest_port IN (9091, 9092)

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