Comcast XFINITY Home Security System does not properly maintain base-station communication, which allows physically proximate attackers to defeat sensor functionality by interfering with ZigBee 2.4 GHz transmissions
Published Feb 17, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.61%
Description
Comcast XFINITY Home Security System does not properly maintain base-station communication, which allows physically proximate attackers to defeat sensor functionality by interfering with ZigBee 2.4 GHz transmissions.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00613) | 47.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00613) | 44.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 26.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 47.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 27.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 21.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 18.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 15.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 44.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open | x_refsource_MISC |
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