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CVE-2026-18844 (GCVE-0-2026-18844)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 20:03 – Updated: 2026-08-11 20:13

Title

Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator Hidden Functionality

Summary

The firmware of the Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator accepts several undisclosed commands over its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface. These commands are sent without authentication or encryption, and are never issued by the companion mobile application, yet are fully processed by the device when it is powered on.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

8.1 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-11 20:13 UTC

CWE

CWE-912

Assigner

icscert

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advi…
https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Pulsetto	Vagus Nerve Stimulator	Affected: All (custom)

Date Public

2026-08-11 17:00

Credits

A.C. Buglione reported this vulnerability to CISA.

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GHSA-QHGM-PQRH-9J38

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-11 21:33 – Updated: 2026-08-11 21:33

Details

Severity

8.1 (High)


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

7.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Nomenclature

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-18844 (GCVE-0-2026-18844)

GHSA-QHGM-PQRH-9J38

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