Unauthorized image display via unauthenticated BLE writes
Published Jan 11, 2026 · Updated Jan 11, 2026
Missing authentication in Flycatcher Inc. smART Sketcher 2.0 allows physically proximate attackers to display arbitrary images over Bluetooth. The Bluetooth Low Energy interface accepts an image-transfer command and RGB565 image chunks through its writable GATT characteristic without authenticating the connected client. Exploitation requires Bluetooth range and a powered, otherwise unoccupied projector; it changes the projected image but establishes no broader device control.
Summary
What happened
Missing authentication in Flycatcher Inc. smART Sketcher 2.0 allows physically proximate attackers to display arbitrary images over Bluetooth. The Bluetooth Low Energy interface accepts an image-transfer command and RGB565 image chunks through its writable GATT characteristic without authenticating the connected client. Exploitation requires Bluetooth range and a powered, otherwise unoccupied projector; it changes the projected image but establishes no broader device control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-0842
- Published
- Jan 11, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Flycatcher Inc.
- Product
- smART Sketcher
- Classifications
- CWE-306, CWE-287, T1491.001
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.0
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Public exploit references
- smartsketch-upload.py unauthenticated image uploaderproof of concept · unverified
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