CVE-2018-16269

The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to take...

7.5 High

The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to take over the internal notification message data, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.38%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2018-16269
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-16269
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-8121 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-8121
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jwq-xq2h-426q No score

The wnoti system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to take...

Record: GHSA-4jwq-xq2h-426q
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-16269 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Samsung Galaxy Gear Firmware, published January 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.