What is CVE-2018-20161?

CVE-2018-20161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blinkforhome Sync Module. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-20161?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-20161 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Blinkforhome Sync Module

CVE-2018-20161

A design flaw in the BlinkForHome (aka Blink For Home) Sync Module 2.10.4 and earlier allows attackers to disable cameras via Wi-Fi, because incident clips (triggered by the motion sensor) are not saved if the attacker's traffic (such as Dot11Deauth) successfully disconnects the Sync Module from the Wi-Fi network. (Access to live video from the app also becomes unavailable.)

EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Blinkforhome Sync_module
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Jacquais/BlinkVuln

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20161?: CVE-2018-20161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blinkforhome Sync Module. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-20161?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-20161 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.