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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-3556 EUVD-2026-12157GHSA-m47r-64cx-chh5

Philips Hue Bridge HomeKit Pair-Setup Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Mar 13, 2026 · Updated Mar 16, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Philips Hue Bridge 1.73.1973146020 —

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