CVE-2022-0878 Novel attack against the Combined Charging System (CCS) in electric vehicles to remotely cause a denial of service

Electric Vehicle EV commonly utilises the Combined Charging System CCS for DC rapid charging. To exchange important messages such as the State of Charge SoC with the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment EVSE CCS uses a high-bandwidth IP link provided by the HomePlug Green PHY HPGP power-line...

CVE-2022-0878: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Electric Vehicle EV commonly utilises the Combined Charging System CCS for DC rapid charging. To exchange important messages such as the State of Charge SoC with the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment EVSE CCS uses a high-bandwidth IP link provided by the HomePlug Green PHY HPGP power-line...

Brokenwire Hack Could Let Remote Attackers Disrupt Charging for Electric Vehicles

A group of academics from the University of Oxford and Armasuisse S+T has disclosed details of a new attack technique against the popular Combined Charging System CCS that could potentially disrupt the ability to charge electric vehicles at scale. Dubbed "Brokenwire," the method interferes with t...