CVE•Published 2026-08-11•Modified 2026-09-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-18844
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-09-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-18844Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-18844Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-18844Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-18844GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-18844" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.