bluez: failure in disabling Bluetooth discoverability in certain cases may lead to the unauthorized pairing of Bluetooth devices
Published Jan 28, 2019
4.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is registered with the system. This situation could lead to the unauthorized pairing of certain Bluetooth devices without any form of authentication. Versions before bluez 5.51 are vulnerable.
Affected products
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- Version before 5.51StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bluez Project | Bluez | n/a |
|
Configuration 2
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bluez-0:5.44-6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
bluez-0:5.50-3.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1912
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
bluez-0:5.50-3.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1912
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bluez
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bluez-0:5.44-6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | bluez-0:5.50-3.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1912 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | bluez-0:5.50-3.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1912 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bluez | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Disable Bluetooth.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 37.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 39.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10910 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1606203 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10910 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10910
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3856-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10910
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10910 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1606203 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10910 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10910 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3856-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10910 |
Change history (0)
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