CVE-2026-3556

HIGH

Philips Hue Bridge - Buffer Overflow RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Philips Hue Bridge HomeKit Pair-Setup Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Philips Hue Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the hk_hap_pair_storage_put function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the HomeKit service. Was ZDI-CAN-28326.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 31.5%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-122
Status published
Products (2)
Philips/Hue Bridge 1.73.1973146020
philips/hue_bridge_v2_firmware < 1975170000
Published Mar 16, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 16, 2026