Adjacent device control via unauthenticated BLE characteristics
Published May 29, 2026 · Updated May 29, 2026
Authentication bypass in Fourth Frontier Frontier X2 all versions allows physically proximate attackers to control the wearable over BLE. The device accepts unauthenticated reads and writes to critical GATT characteristics, while Android apps before 15.0.0 and iOS apps before 25.0.0 trust cloned BLE advertisements and expected GATT services without authenticating the peripheral. BLE proximity is required; attackers can start or stop activities, trigger vibrations, disrupt service, and inject fabricated health telemetry into the app.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Fourth Frontier Frontier X2 all versions allows physically proximate attackers to control the wearable over BLE. The device accepts unauthenticated reads and writes to critical GATT characteristics, while Android apps before 15.0.0 and iOS apps before 25.0.0 trust cloned BLE advertisements and expected GATT services without authenticating the peripheral. BLE proximity is required; attackers can start or stop activities, trigger vibrations, disrupt service, and inject fabricated health telemetry into the app.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-5768
- Published
- May 29, 2026
- Updated
- May 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Fourth Frontier
- Product
- Frontier X2
- Classifications
- CWE-306, T1641.001
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- May 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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