CVE-2026-18164: CWE-798 in Flow Neuroscience FL-100
CVE-2026-18164 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Flow Neuroscience FL-100 device involving an undocumented hard-coded credential shared across all units. This credential allows an attacker within Bluetooth range to bypass authentication and manipulate brain stimulation parameters arbitrarily. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed as of the published date. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.2, indicating significant impact if exploited.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-18164) affects the Flow Neuroscience FL-100 device and is classified under CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials). An undocumented hard-coded credential, common to all device units, enables an attacker with Bluetooth proximity to bypass authentication controls. This unauthorized access permits arbitrary manipulation of brain stimulation parameters and device state. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the attack requires adjacent network access (Bluetooth), low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction, but results in high confidentiality and availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker within Bluetooth range can bypass authentication using the hard-coded credential, allowing arbitrary control over brain stimulation parameters and device state. This compromises device confidentiality and availability, potentially leading to unauthorized manipulation of medical treatment delivered by the device.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, limit Bluetooth exposure and restrict physical proximity to the device to trusted individuals only.
CVE-2026-18164: CWE-798 in Flow Neuroscience FL-100
Description
CVE-2026-18164 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Flow Neuroscience FL-100 device involving an undocumented hard-coded credential shared across all units. This credential allows an attacker within Bluetooth range to bypass authentication and manipulate brain stimulation parameters arbitrarily. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed as of the published date. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.2, indicating significant impact if exploited.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.2high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-18164) affects the Flow Neuroscience FL-100 device and is classified under CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials). An undocumented hard-coded credential, common to all device units, enables an attacker with Bluetooth proximity to bypass authentication controls. This unauthorized access permits arbitrary manipulation of brain stimulation parameters and device state. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the attack requires adjacent network access (Bluetooth), low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction, but results in high confidentiality and availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker within Bluetooth range can bypass authentication using the hard-coded credential, allowing arbitrary control over brain stimulation parameters and device state. This compromises device confidentiality and availability, potentially leading to unauthorized manipulation of medical treatment delivered by the device.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, limit Bluetooth exposure and restrict physical proximity to the device to trusted individuals only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- icscert
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-28T20:16:40.248Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7e1a7dbf8831d539b1807d
Added to database: 08/13/2026, 19:26:53 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 19:56:57 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 23:01:14 UTC
Views: 4
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