An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products, aka BlueSteal.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products, aka BlueSteal. An attacker can remotely unlock any safe in this product line without a valid PIN code. Even though the phone application requires it and there is a field to supply the PIN code in an authorization request, the safe does not check the PIN code, so an attacker can obtain authorization using any value. Once an attacker sees the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertisement for the safe, they need only to write a BLE characteristic to enable notifications, and send a crafted getAuthor packet that returns a temporary key, and an unlock packet including that temporary key. The safe then opens after the unlock packet is processed, with no verification of PIN or other credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:vaulteksafe:vt20i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Vaulteksafe |
| cpe:2.3:h:vaulteksafe:vt20i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Vaulteksafe |
- cpe:2.3:o:vaulteksafe:vt20i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Vaulteksafe
- cpe:2.3:h:vaulteksafe:vt20i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Vaulteksafe
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17435
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jpcp-6vj6-jf48
References
More Vaulteksafe Vt20i Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12740 An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-17435 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17435 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jpcp-6vj6-jf48 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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