CVE-2026-18164 (GCVE-0-2026-18164)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 19:13 – Updated: 2026-08-14 16:37
VLAI
Title
Flow Neuroscience FL-100 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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.
Severity
7.2 (High)
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
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-14 16:36 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Flow Neuroscience FL-100 Affected: 0 , < July 2026 (custom)
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Halo Neuroscience FL-100 Affected: 0 , < July 2026 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-08-13 17:00
Credits
A.C. Buglione reported this vulnerability to CISA.
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