Looking at the Attack Surface of the Sony XAV-AX5500 Head Unit

Last month, we looked at the attack surface of the ChargePoint Home Flex EV charger – one of the targets in the upcoming Pwn2Own Automotive contest. In this post, we look at the attack surface of another target in a different category. The Sony XAV-AX5500 is a popular aftermarket head unit that interacts with different systems within a vehicle. It also offers attackers a potential foothold into an automobile.

The Sony XAV-AX5500 is an aftermarket vehicle head unit. This head …

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