CVE-2010-1184 describes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft 27MHz wireless keyboards, where the XOR encryption key is derived from the MAC address. This design flaw allows remote attackers to easily intercept keystrokes and inject arbitrary commands using a nearby wireless device, as demonstrated by the Keykeriki 2 tool. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity but complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity and potential for remote code execution, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:microsoft:27mhz_wireless_keyboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.