# CVE-2026-4272: CVE-2026-4272 - Bluetooth Remote Execution of System Commands Vulnerability

> Remote attackers within Bluetooth range can execute system commands on connected hosts without authentication due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-396r-wg2m-qxg7

## What is CVE-2026-4272?

CVE-2026-4272 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Honeywell Barcode Scanners, published on 5 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Honeywell Handheld Scanners allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Handheld Scanners: from C1 Base(Ingenic x1000) before GK000432BAA, from D1 Base(Ingenic x1600) before HE000085BAA, from A1/B1 Base(IMX25) before BK000763BAA_BK000765BAA_CU000101BAA.

This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker within Bluetooth range of the scanner's base station has the capability to remotely execute system commands on the host connected to the base station without authentication. This issue has been assigned  CVE-2026-4272 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4272  and rated with a severity of High. Honeywell strongly recommends that users upgrade to the latest version identified to resolve the vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4272?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-4272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4272 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Honeywell Barcode Scanners, published on 5 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Honeywell Barcode Scanners. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4272/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.