Semantic Communications: Principles, Architectures and Applications

Conventional communication systems are designed to transmit data reliably, focusing on metrics such as bit error rate, throughput, and channel capacity. However, these traditional measures do not evaluate whether the received information is actually useful for a specific downstream task. To addre...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in busybox

There is a stack overflow vulnerability in ash.c:6030 in busybox before version 1.35. In the environment of the Internet of Vehicles, this vulnerability can lead to the execution of arbitrary code from commands...

Can Autonomous Vehicles Keep Their Cool? A Survey of Thermal Side-Channel and Perception Attacks

Autonomous vehicles AVs couple safety-critical perception to thermally constrained compute. Interfaces built for night perception and package thermal reliability were never engineered as confidentiality boundaries, and closing one such path leaves the other intact. Physical adversaries can spoof...

Mission (Im)Possible: Towards Autonomous Discovery of Autopilot Logic Flaws in Open-Source Drone Frameworks

Autonomous drones are increasingly deployed in safety-critical tasks, yet their autopilot software can still contain subtle logic flaws that lead to unsafe behaviors. These flaws are difficult to discover with existing techniques because they often depend on semantic relationships across modules,...

Your car’s app could be telling Big Tech who you are and where you go

A study testing 21 cars from 19 brands and 30 companion apps found connections to advertising and tracking companies, and evidence that some apps shared sensitive personal data. Modern cars can unlock remotely, route around traffic, stream entertainment, summon roadside help, and cool or heat the...

Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: busybox (UTSA-2023-002393)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2023-002393 advisory. There is a stack overflow vulnerability in ash.c:6030 in busybox before 1.35. In the environment of Internet of Vehicles, this vulnerability can be executed from...

Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device

This is disturbing: …a team of security researchers at UC San Diego, who found that a model of aftermarket car alarm known as the KARR Security System, installed in more than 2 million vehicles across the US by their estimate, can let any hacker within Bluetooth range send radio commands to...

Evaluating Open-Weight LLMs for Generating Structured Threat Information for Autonomous Vehicle Vulnerabilities

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles CAVs rely on interconnected software and hardware components, including sensors, Electronic Control Units, in-vehicle infotainment systems, and telematics units, where vulnerabilities can compromise assets, users, and vehicle operations. These vulnerabilities are...

Monitoring Vulnerabilities in Next-Generation Automotive Operating Systems

Software-defined vehicles SDVs are revolutionizing transportation by integrating complex, interconnected hardware, and software systems. This evolution introduces significant security challenges. We present a comprehensive security analysis for SDVs, focusing on software vulnerabilities. We note...

Malware in @loans/vehicles-api

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outsid...

FALCON-C: Flow-Based Analysis and Labeling for Connected Vehicular Network Cybersecurity

Along with the recent rise in popularity of Electric Vehicles EVs, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment EVSE has emerged as a new target for cyber attacks. Therefore, ensuring the security and integrity of network communication between EVSE components and vehicular clients is a significant challenge...

DHS Plans Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ Drones Along the US-Canada Border

Autonomous drones and ground vehicles will stream “battlefield intelligence” over 5G along the US-Canada border in a bilateral DHS experiment this fall...

CVE-2026-6451 CMS für Motorrad Werkstätten <= 1.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

The cms-fuer-motorrad-werkstaetten plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to and including 1.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on all eight AJAX deletion handlers: vehiclescfmwdvehicle, contactscfmwdcontact, supplierscfmwdsupplier,...

CVE-2026-6451 CMS für Motorrad Werkstätten <= 1.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

The cms-fuer-motorrad-werkstaetten plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to and including 1.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on all eight AJAX deletion handlers: vehiclescfmwdvehicle, contactscfmwdcontact, supplierscfmwdsupplier,...

WordPress plugin cms-fuer-motorrad-werkstaetten has security vulnerabilities

WordPress and WordPress plugins are both products of the WordPress Foundation. WordPress is a blog platform developed using the PHP language. This platform allows for the creation of personal blog websites on servers based on PHP and MySQL. A WordPress plugin is an application extension. There ar...

Security and Resilience in Autonomous Vehicles: A Proactive Design Approach

Autonomous vehicles AVs promise efficient, clean and cost-effective transportation systems, but their reliance on sensors, wireless communications, and decision-making systems makes them vulnerable to cyberattacks and physical threats. This chapter presents novel design techniques to strengthen t...

Tesla Fleet Telemetry allows spoofing telemetry for arbitrary vehicles via compromised vehicle credentials

Summary A vulnerability in vehicle authentication allows threat actor with valid client credentials i.e., a private key and certificate from a rooted infotainment system to impersonate arbitrary VINs when authenticating to the telemetry server. Impact The attacker would be able to submit falsifie...

GHSA-PRXJ-3GCV-CQRH Tesla Fleet Telemetry allows spoofing telemetry for arbitrary vehicles via compromised vehicle credentials

Summary A vulnerability in vehicle authentication allows threat actor with valid client credentials i.e., a private key and certificate from a rooted infotainment system to impersonate arbitrary VINs when authenticating to the telemetry server. Impact The attacker would be able to submit falsifie...

Assessing Cybersecurity Risks and Traffic Impact in Connected Autonomous Vehicles

Given the promising future of autonomous vehicles, it is foreseeable that self-driving cars will soon emerge as the predominant mode of transportation. While autonomous vehicles offer enhanced efficiency, they remain vulnerable to external attacks. In this research, we sought to investigate the...

Robust Vision Systems for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Security Challenges and Attack Vectors

This article investigates the robustness of vision systems in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles CAVs, which is critical for developing Level-5 autonomous driving capabilities. Safe and reliable CAV navigation undeniably depends on robust vision systems that enable accurate detection of objects,...