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This is a cordless, intranet-connected wrench that engineers use to tighten bolts to a precise torque levels.
Other failure scenarios are possible, as well.
With it, the engineers can see to it theyre tightening the bolts to just the right torque level.
However, the discovered vulnerabilities mean hackers can tamper with the gadget and wreak havoc.
The 23 flaws carry vulnerability scores from 5.3 to 8.8, it was said.
Users can control the devices firmware, called NEXO-OS, via abrowser-based management interface.
Hence, hackers would also need access to this interface so you can exploit the flaws.
Bosch was notified of the findings and said to be working on a fix.
The patch (or patches) should become available by the end of the month.
ViaArsTechnica
