{"id":"CVE-2026-18164","title":"An undocumented hard-coded credential, shared by all device units, is authorized to bypass authentication","summary":"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":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-798"],"published":"2026-08-13","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T19:30:43.093","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18164","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-225-01.json","label":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-225-01","label":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00229,"epssPercentile":0.13939,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T20:10:03.157Z","slug":"CVE-2026-18164","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}