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CVE-2026-119703: xiaozhi-esp32-server through 0.9.8 Authentication Bypass via Spoofed Device-ID Header

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-30 · updated 2026-10-30
• Weakness: CWE-290

Description

xiaozhi-esp32-server through 0.9.8 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in WebSocketServer._handle_auth that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to skip Bearer HMAC token verification by spoofing the Device-ID header. Attackers supplying an allowlisted MAC-address-shaped device identifier can open an authenticated WebSocket session, issue voice-assistant commands, exchange audio, and read that device's conversation context.

Affected products

• xinnan-tech xiaozhi-esp32-server: through 0.9.8

References

• https://github.com/xinnan-tech/xiaozhi-esp32-server
• https://github.com/xinnan-tech/xiaozhi-esp32-server/blob/v0.9.8/main/xiaozhi-server/core/websocket_server.py#L211-L232
• https://github.com/xinnan-tech/xiaozhi-esp32-server/issues/3448
• https://github.com/xinnan-tech/xiaozhi-esp32-server/pull/3457
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xiaozhi-esp32-server-through-0.9.8-authentication-bypass-via-spoofed-device-id-header

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