Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-11401 describes a SimpliSafe Original alarm weakness where very strong nearby RF interference can occur without notifying the user or monitoring path. The business risk is silent degradation of a physical security control, not remote network compromise. Exposure depends on still using SimpliSafe Original and whether an attacker can get physically close.
Executive priority
Treat this as a physical-security resilience issue. It is not internet-scale, but it may matter for offices, warehouses, or homes relying on the alarm as a primary detection layer.
Technical view
The CVE states that RF interference, including a very strong 433.92 MHz signal, by a physically proximate attacker does not cause a notification in SimpliSafe Original. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, affected version precision, confirmed exploit activity, or a named patch.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to sites still relying on SimpliSafe Original equipment. The CVE affected-product metadata is incomplete, so confirm actual deployed hardware against vendor materials before scoping broadly.
Exploitation context
The described condition requires physical proximity and sufficiently strong RF interference. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no provided source establishes active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse in the supplied bundle. The core issue is lack of notification during RF interference against SimpliSafe Original. Avoid broad claims about other SimpliSafe generations, exploit tooling, or remediation unless confirmed by vendor or researcher sources.
Mitigation direction
- Identify locations still using SimpliSafe Original systems.
- Review SimpliSafe's advisory for vendor-approved guidance.
- Prioritize replacement or layered controls at high-value sites.
- Add non-RF-dependent detection where silent alarm degradation is unacceptable.
Validation and detection
- Inventory alarm model and generation at each site.
- Confirm whether monitoring procedures alert on RF interference conditions.
- Review vendor advisory applicability to deployed equipment.
- Use only authorized physical-security testing with documented approval.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://simplisafe.com/files/pdf/SimpliSafe_advisory_8-17-18.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.simpleorsecure.net/simplisafe-security-advisory/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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