Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2398

Description

Comcast XFINITY Home Security System does not properly maintain base-station communication, which allows physically proximate attackers to defeat sensor functionality by interfering with ZigBee 2.4 GHz transmissions.

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Affected products

Comcast/Xfinity Home Security System2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:comcast:xfinity_home_security_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:comcast:xfinity_home_security_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

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References

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/nvd
community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-opennvd

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