CVE-2018-16269

moderate-risk
Published 2020-01-22

The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to take over the internal notification message data, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.

Do I need to act?

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0.39% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (10)

Galaxy Gear Firmware
Gear 2 Firmware
Gear Live Firmware
Gear S Firmware
Gear S2 Firmware
Gear S3 Firmware
Gear Sport Firmware
Gear Fit Firmware
Gear Fit 2 Firmware
Gear Fit 2 Pro Firmware

Affected Vendors

43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate