The PulseAudio system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to control its A2DP…
Priority LOW 39CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The PulseAudio system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to control its A2DP MediaEndpoint, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00781 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:1.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 m1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:1.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 m1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:3.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 m2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:3.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 m3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:4.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 m1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:4.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 m2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:4.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 m3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_gear:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:3.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 m2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:3.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 m3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:4.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 m1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:4.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 m2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:4.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 m3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:tizen:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_gear:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16263
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h96-c4j5-cc68
References
Advisory 2
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Sources
- CVE-2018-16263 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16263 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5h96-c4j5-cc68 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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