An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-326.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products. There is no encryption of the session between the Android application and the safe. The website and marketing materials advertise that this communication channel is encrypted with "Highest Level Bluetooth Encryption" and "Data transmissions are secure via AES256 bit encryption." These claims, however, are not true. Moreover, AES256 bit encryption is not supported in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) standard, so it would have to be at the application level. This lack of encryption allows an individual to learn the passcode by eavesdropping on the communications between the application and the safe.
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-2017-17436
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvq2-hqr6-pgqq
References
More Vaulteksafe Vt20i Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12739 An issue was discovered in the software on Vaultek Gun Safe VT20i products, aka BlueSteal. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-17436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvq2-hqr6-pgqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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