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.

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Solution

Users are encouraged to install the latest firmware updates provided by Flow Neuroscience via the Flow app.


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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Flow Neuroscience FL-100 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': '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-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T19:13:04.494Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T20:16:40.248Z

Link: CVE-2026-18164

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T20:17:19.440

Modified: 2026-08-13T20:17:19.440

Link: CVE-2026-18164

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T21:15:03Z

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