Description
Expected behavior violation in the in-vehicle network of the Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber + Tech 2025 model year allows an adjacent-network attacker to bypass the motorcycle's anti-theft shutdown by forcing the Wireless Control Module (WCM) into the CAN bus-off state. Using a well-known CAN error-frame injection technique against a periodic WCM transmission, the attacker drives the WCM CAN controller's transmit error counter past the bus-off threshold, after which the WCM stops transmitting all messages, including the shutdown command. Peer ECUs do not interpret WCM silence as a security event and continue normal operation, allowing the motorcycle to be operated despite the immobilizer never having been unlocked. Specific protocol details have been withheld pending vendor remediation.
Problem types
CWE-440 Expected Behavior Violation
CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Product status
2025 (model-year)
Timeline
| 2025-03-26: | Reported to Indian Motorcycle by Rustic Security LLC (responsible disclosure) |
Credits
Scott Sheahan, Rustic Security LLC
References
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/440.html