Vulnerability

elevator card-reader vulnerability

vulnerability:elevator_card_reader_vulnerability

Vulnerability in an elevator access-control card-reader installation that allowed floor selection after exposed pins were shorted.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming EXPLOITS Grifter Explicit 157

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Grifter EXPLOITS elevator card-reader vulnerability

Grifter says he found an exposed pinout under an elevator card reader, shorted the pins with his thumb, and was then able to select different floors.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Grifter EP 157 Details

“underneath it was — there was an open pin out. But I was like, oh, cool, we could probably connect to this and get to any floor we want. I’m like, that’s wild. Then I ran my thumb across the pins, and it shorted out and the light blinked green, and I could tap any floor”