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CVE-2016-2398

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

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

• Comcast Xfinity Home Security System: all versions

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072
• http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072
• http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open

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