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CVE-2018-16269 json

The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to take over the internal notification message data,…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-8121

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to take over the internal notification message data, due to improper 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

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Exploit prediction

1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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