VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16272

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.63%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references