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CVE-2018-25029
The Z-Wave specification requires that S2 security can be downgraded to S0 or other less secure protocols, allowing an attacker within…
- 8.1HighCVSS base score
- 0.62%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 50% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The Z-Wave specification requires that S2 security can be downgraded to S0 or other less secure protocols, allowing an attacker within radio range during pairing to downgrade and then exploit a different vulnerability (CVE-2013-20003) to intercept and spoof traffic.
Timeline
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By certcc
- 9 days later
· 9 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.62% · top 50% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Affected products
- affected S2
References
References2
- https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/z-shave-exploiting-z-wave-downgrade-attacks/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://community.silabs.com/s/share/a5U1M000000knqNUAQ/updated-your-zwave-smart-locks-are-safe-and-secure (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-13804 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-25029)Record last updated .