CVE-2016-6549 | Zizai Tech Nut allows for unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing

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The Zizai Tech Nut device allows unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing, which enables unauthenticated connected applications to write data to the device name attribute.

Published: 2018-07-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-6549 is rated Exploit Available (54.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.08%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-6549

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6549

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.24% 1.08% +0.83%
2 2025-10-10 0.30% 0.24% -0.05%
3 2025-06-13 0.30%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6549

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.5 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6549

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6549

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nutspace nut_mobile cpe:2.3:a:nutspace:nut_mobile:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6549

URL Tags
https://blog.rapid7.com/2016/10/25/multiple-bluetooth-low-energy-ble-tracker-vulnerabilities/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/402847 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93877 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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