CVE-2019-11063: SmartHome application has a broken access control vulnerability in its Web API Server

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

A broken access control vulnerability in SmartHome app (Android versions up to 3.0.42_190515, ios versions up to 2.0.22) allows an attacker in the same local area network to list user accounts and control IoT devices that connect with its gateway (HG100) via http://[target]/smarthome/devicecontrol without any authentication. CVSS 3.0 base score 10 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected products

ASUS Smarthome: before 2.0.22; before 3.0.42_190515 — fixed in 2.0.22, 3.0.42_190515

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ASUS Smarthome 2.0.22, 3.0.42_190515. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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