CVE-2026-18164 json
Flow Neuroscience FL-100 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
published 2026-08-13 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-58274
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An undocumented hard-coded credential, shared by all device units, is authorized to bypass authentication. This allows an attacker within Bluetooth range to arbitrarily manipulate brain stimulation parameters and state.
Patch / fix
- Flow Neuroscience FL-100 July 2026
- Halo Neuroscience FL-100 July 2026
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSMA-26-225-01 updated cvss 8.1
Flow Neuroscience FL-100
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Flow Neuroscience FL-100 <July_2026 Flow Neuroscience Halo Neuroscience FL-100 <July_2026affected: mitigation “Users are encouraged to install the latest firmware updates provided by Flow Neuroscience via the Flow app.”
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Flow Neuroscience FL-100
- Halo Neuroscience FL-100
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-18164
- NVD CVE-2026-18164
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