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GHSA-97HF-8CQ8-4RM3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-13 21:36 – Updated: 2026-08-13 21:36

Details

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

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 19:13 – Updated: 2026-08-14 16:37

Title

Flow Neuroscience FL-100 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Summary

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

CWE-798

Assigner

icscert

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advi…
https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Flow Neuroscience	FL-100	Affected: 0 , < July 2026 (custom)
Halo Neuroscience	FL-100	Affected: 0 , < July 2026 (custom)

Date Public

2026-08-13 17:00

Credits

A.C. Buglione reported this vulnerability to CISA.

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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

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