Executive brief
Behavioral Technology Group Pavlok is a wearable device designed for behavioral conditioning. A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Apple Notification Center Service Event Handler could allow an attacker on the local network to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution and complete compromise of the device.
Technical details
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Apple Notification Center Service Event Handler component of the Pavlok wearable device. The vulnerability stems from improper bounds checking when processing notification events, allowing an attacker on the adjacent local network to send malformed data that overflows a stack or heap buffer. No authentication is required to trigger the vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to denial of service or remote code execution with device-level privileges. The vendor has not responded to early disclosure attempts, and no patch is currently available.
Affected products
- Behavioral Technology Group Pavlok Behavioral Conditioning Wearable up to 20260707
Timeline
- 2026-09-10: disclosed
- 2026-09-10: advisory