Ring (formerly DoorBot) video doorbells allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the wireless network configuration by…

published 2018-02-06 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-4423

cvss: 4.6; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none known

Ring (formerly DoorBot) video doorbells allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the wireless network configuration by pressing the set up button and leveraging an API in the GainSpan Wi-Fi module.

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Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	4.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

fortiguard.com /zeroday/FG-VD-15-021
third-party-advisory
pentestpartners.com /security-blog/steal-your-wi-fi-key-from-your-doorbell-iot-wtf/
third-party-advisory
blog.fortinet.com /2016/01/22/cve-2015-4400-backdoorbot-network-configuration-leak-on-a-connected-doorbell
broken-link

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-4400
NVD CVE-2015-4400

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