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EarVision Android Application CVE-2026-77974

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75056 HIGH
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-09-09 icscert GHSA-9c93-gw6q-j6xv
8.5
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: icscert
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Direct adjacency
  2. Delivery
    Spoof C6 Ear Camera wireless identity
  3. Exploit
    Social-engineer single victim confirmation tap
  4. Execution
    Deliver unsigned malicious firmware over unauthenticated update channel
  5. Impact
    Flash firmware to C6 Ear Camera hardware

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must be within adjacent wireless range (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct proximity) of a victim who has the EarVision Android application running and paired to a C6 Ear Camera. The attacker must successfully spoof the wireless identity of the C6 Ear Camera device before the app initiates an update handshake, and must obtain exactly one user confirmation tap - the only gate between device spoofing and firmware delivery. Once that confirmation is received, the update channel applies no authentication check, no device certificate verification, and no firmware signature validation, so any binary payload is accepted. Exploitation cannot occur remotely over the internet and is bounded by the wireless radio range of the adjacent medium; no account credentials or prior access to the device or application are required.

Impact

The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5 (AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A) correctly reflects the adjacent-network constraint and the single-interaction requirement, though the AT:N metric may understate practical attacker effort since device identity spoofing - while achievable with commodity tools - is a non-trivial prerequisite not captured by AC:L alone in CVSS 4.0 semantics. EPSS data is absent from available intelligence, and the vulnerability is not in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no confirmed widespread in-the-wild exploitation. The realistic threat population is persons physically proximate to a victim actively running EarVision, which sharply limits opportunistic risk; even a mid-sized municipal IT team in kalisz deploying these devices for occupational health or audiology screenings should treat this as an urgent remediation given that a successful attack results in persistent firmware compromise of a body-adjacent sensing device. The most consequential outcome is arbitrary firmware implantation enabling covert audio or video capture from the ear canal during subsequent clinical use, making impact severity despite the niche product footprint non-trivial in healthcare environments.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker in Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct range of a clinician running the EarVision app broadcasts a rogue wireless advertisement spoofing the C6 Ear Camera device identity. The victim is presented with a single confirmation dialog - appearing as a routine camera sync or update - which they tap to approve, triggering the application to push a malicious, unsigned firmware binary over the unauthenticated update channel, which is then flashed to the physical ear camera. The implanted firmware could enable covert microphone or camera activation during subsequent patient examinations.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026

Unauthenticated firmware injection in Softish EarVision Android Application 1.3.1 paired with the C6 Ear Camera 1.3.1_Code 132 allows an adjacent attacker to deliver arbitrary, unsigned firmware to the physical ear camera device. By spoofing the C6 Ear Camera's wireless identity and eliciting a single user confirmation, the attacker triggers the application to transmit firmware over an update channel that performs neither endpoint authentication nor cryptographic signature verification (CWE-306). No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability is absent from the CISA KEV catalog; however, the adjacent-network vector and minimal social engineering threshold make exploitation realistic in clinical or close-proximity consumer settings.

RemediationAI

Consult the CISA CSAF advisory at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/refs/heads/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-251-01.json for the most current vendor guidance and any patched release information. No specific patched version is confirmed in the available intelligence; contact Softish directly to determine whether an updated EarVision app or C6 Ear Camera firmware that enforces authenticated and signed updates has been released. As interim compensating controls: disable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on the host Android device when the EarVision application is not actively in use to eliminate the adjacent attack surface entirely; restrict firmware update sessions to controlled, trusted environments where rogue device impersonation is unlikely; train users to refuse unexpected or unsolicited firmware update prompts from the application. In clinical deployments, log and alert on any firmware update events for anomaly detection.

Affected VersionsENISA

EarVision Android application 1.3.1
C6 Ear Camera 1.3.1_Code 132

Affected Packages

euvd earvision_android_application no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The C6 Ear Camera is a consumer-grade otoscope that wirelessly pairs with the EarVision Android application (developed by Softish) for live inspection video and device management, including firmware updates. The vulnerable update pathway - covering both CPE strings cpe:2.3:a:softish:earvision_android_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and cpe:2.3:a:softish:c6_ear_camera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - operates over an adjacent wireless medium (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct) and fails to authenticate the identity of the update source or verify a cryptographic signature on the firmware binary before flashing. CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) precisely describes this root cause: the highest-privilege operation on the hardware - replacing its firmware - is reachable without any mutual authentication between the Android application and the camera endpoint. The ICS-CERT reporting context suggests this flaw is being treated as an operational-technology concern, consistent with embedded-device firmware-integrity risks.

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Severity by source

Vendor (icscert) PRIMARY 8.5 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 7.9 HIGH

Adjacent wireless vector required; device spoofing elevates complexity to AC:H; single user interaction needed (UI:R); firmware implant on separate hardware component changes scope (S:C).

3.1 AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (icscert).

CVSS VectorVendor: icscert

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

After spoofing the device and obtaining one user confirmation, an attacker may be able to cause the application to transmit firmware through an unauthenticated and unsigned update channel.

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Why It Matters

Softish EarVision ear camera devices (v1.3.1) can be compromised by nearby attackers without authentication to install malicious firmware; while no public exploits are currently known, the adjacent-network attack vector and minimal user-confirmation requirement make real-world exploitation realistic in healthcare settings. Healthcare organizations face risk of compromised patient diagnostics, regulatory violation, and patient safety liability.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: strictly isolate EarVision devices to dedicated wireless networks inaccessible from general networks; disable background update processes; implement packet inspection to detect unsigned firmware transmission; require explicit user authorization with review before any firmware updates; establish baseline device inventory and conduct regular physical security inspections for tampering.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
niche consumer/clinical otoscope with tiny deployment footprint
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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