CVE-2026-18164 PUBLISHED

Flow Neuroscience FL-100 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Assigner: icscert
Reserved: 28.07.2026 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

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.

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 7.2

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Adjacent	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.1

Attack Vector	Adjacent Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Flow Neuroscience
Product	FL-100
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to July 2026 (excl.)

Vendor	Halo Neuroscience
Product	FL-100
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to July 2026 (excl.)

Solutions

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

CVE-2026-18164 PUBLISHED

Flow Neuroscience FL-100 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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