CVE-2018-16272
moderate-risk
Published 2020-01-22
The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to the lack of its 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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0.37% 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
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
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
References (4)
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
16/34 · Moderate