The Storage and Access service in BlackBerry OS 10.x before 10.2.1.1925 on Q5, Q10, Z10, and Z30 devices does not enforce the password requi
The Storage and Access service in BlackBerry OS 10.x before 10.2.1.1925 on Q5, Q10, Z10, and Z30 devices does not enforce the password requirement for SMB filesystem access, which allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) a session over a Wi-Fi network or (2) a session over a USB connection in Development Mode.
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- Aug 18, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.2% · 67th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| blackberry | blackberry os | cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:blackberry_os |
| blackberry | q10 | cpe:2.3:h:blackberry:q10 |
| blackberry | q5 | cpe:2.3:h:blackberry:q5 |
| blackberry | z10 | cpe:2.3:h:blackberry:z10 |
| blackberry | z30 | cpe:2.3:h:blackberry:z30 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- blackberry blackberry osup to 10.1.0.2354 inclusive
- blackberry q10all versions
- blackberry q5all versions
- blackberry z10all versions
- blackberry z30all versions
Same product
blackberry: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-2389Stack-based buffer overflow in a certain decryption function in qconnDoor on BlackBerry Z10 devices with software 10.1.0.2312, when develope39Monitor
- CVE-2013-3692BlackBerry 10 OS before 10.0.10.648 on BlackBerry Z10 smartphones uses weak permissions for a BlackBerry Protect object, which allows physic24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/127850/BlackBerry-Z10-Authentication-Bypass.html
- secunia.com/advisories/60156
- www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB36174
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533118/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69217
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95262
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95263
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.