CVE-2018-16266
The Enlightenment system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to fully control or...
CVE-2018-16266 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Linux Tizen, published January 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
The Enlightenment system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to fully control or capture windows, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.1
The Enlightenment system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to fully control or capture windows, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
CVE-2018-16266- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Enlightenment system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to fully control or capture windows, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
CVE-2018-16266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8118 No score
The Enlightenment system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to fully control or capture windows, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8118- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9xw-2mh8-hx46 No score
The Enlightenment system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to fully control or...
The Enlightenment system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to fully control or capture windows, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
GHSA-h9xw-2mh8-hx46- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
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
review.tizen.org/git?p=platform/upstream/enlightenment.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ff5c24d04f97b1c84b463535876600b22128fb4
youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16266
review.tizen.org/git?p=platform/upstream/enlightenment.git;a=commit;h=8ff5c24d04f97b1c84b463535876600b22128fb4
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9xw-2mh8-hx46