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TI-2026-63788 Aliases CVE-2026-96456GHSA-w8hv-46m4-pm2j

Reachy Mini Bluetooth PIN authentication can be bypassed by racing an authenticated device

Priority LOW 28CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The Reachy Mini Bluetooth service asks a connecting device for a PIN before it will accept commands. The check protects the session but not the caller, so an attacker in Bluetooth range can ride along on someone else's successful authentication. The authenticated state is kept in a single shared flag on the service instance rather than per device. BlueZ passes the calling device's identity to the characteristic write handler in the options argument, but WriteValue(self, value, options) in src/reachy_mini/daemon/app/services/bluetooth/bluetooth_service.py ignores options entirely. The handler therefore has no idea which device sent a given write, and it cannot tell the authenticated one from any other. Once any device completes the PIN exchange, the flag is set and every nearby device can send CMD_ commands until it resets. An attacker simply waits within radio range for a legitimate user to authenticate, then writes commands into the same window. No PIN is ever guessed or brute-forced. This is the second step of a three-step chain that JFrog documented against the robot. The first is the unrestricted file upload in the media sounds API, tracked as CVE-2026-55419, which places an attacker-controlled script on the filesystem. This issue then provides command access over Bluetooth. The third is the Bluetooth command handler path traversal, tracked as CVE-2026-62661, which runs that script as root.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Pollen RoboticsReachy Miniup to 1.11.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Reachy Mini VendorPollen Robotics Affected up to 1.11.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8hv-46m4-pm2j

References

  • TI-2026-63787 Reachy Mini daemon allows unauthenticated remote code execution through the app installation endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-38661 Reachy Mini Wireless: Local Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted sudo systemctl Grant CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-39988 Reachy Mini: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources