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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-16272 json

The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to…

published 2020-01-22 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8124

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • samsung galaxy_gear_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_2_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_live_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_s_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_s2_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_s3_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_sport_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_fit_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_fit_2_firmware re2
  • samsung gear_fit_2_pro_firmware re2

Exploit prediction

1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • media.defcon.org https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.