The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- 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 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01628 76th 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-2018-16272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhp7-78j6-88pw
References
More Samsung Galaxy Gear Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11653 The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-11654 Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2 includes the hcidump utility with no… 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-2018-16272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fhp7-78j6-88pw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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