CVE-2025-1242: Gardyn Home Kit · Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Affects Gardyn Home KitSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to master.619 as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
Contested
Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in master.619, 2.11.0, 2.12.2026
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Home to master.619 (Kit) or 2.11.0 (Kit Mobile Application) or 2.12.2026 (Kit Cloud API).
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GardynHome Kit | Affected
| Fixed in
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| GardynHome Kit Mobile Application | Affected
| Fixed in
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| GardynHome Kit Cloud API | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, users should limit exposure of the affected devices to untrusted networks and monitor for suspicious activity. Avoid reverse engineering or exposing device firmware and application APIs to unauthorized parties. Follow vendor communications closely for updates on patches or mitigations.
Description
The administrative credentials can be extracted through application API responses, mobile application reverse engineering, and device firmware reverse engineering. The exposure may result in an attacker gaining full administrative access to the Gardyn IoT Hub exposing connected devices to malicious control.