An issue was discovered in Mercedes Benz NTG (New Telematics Generation) 6 through 2021. A possible NULL pointer dereference in the Apple Car Play function affects NTG 6 head units. To perform this attack, physical access to Ethernet pins of the head unit base board is needed. With a static IP address, an attacker can connect via the internal network to the AirTunes / AirPlay service. With prepared HTTP requests, an attacker can cause the Car Play service to fail.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-37602 is rated Low Risk (33/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-25 | 0.06% | 0.20% | +0.14% |
| 2 | 2025-07-24 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.01% |
| 3 | 2025-02-14 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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0.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mercedes-benz | headunit_ntg6_mercedes-benz_user_experience | <= 2021 | cpe:2.3:a:mercedes-benz:headunit_ntg6_mercedes-benz_user_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://securelist.com/mercedes-benz-head-unit-security-research/115218/ | Third Party Advisory |