Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2 includes the hcidump utility with no…
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2 includes the hcidump utility with no privilege or permission restriction. This allows an unprivileged process to dump Bluetooth HCI packets to an arbitrary file path.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01158 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_gear_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_gear:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_s2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_gear_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_gear:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_s2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_s3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_sport_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_sport:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_fit_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_fit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_fit_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_fit_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_fit_2_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before re2 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_fit_2_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_s3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_s3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_sport_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_sport:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_fit_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_fit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_fit_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_fit_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:gear_fit_2_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before re2 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:gear_fit_2_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2018-16270
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwf5-32xc-rx62
References
More Samsung Galaxy Gear Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11656 The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11653 The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-11655 The wemail_consumer_service (from the built-in application wemail) in Samsung Galaxy Gear… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-16270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwf5-32xc-rx62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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