CVE-2026-86555: CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials in ZTE SmartLife
The ZTE SmartLife application has a hardcoded key. The key used to decrypt account server information is stored in plaintext in the code. Once the key is obtained, the server information can be decrypted, thus exposing it.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The ZTE SmartLife application contains a hardcoded cryptographic key embedded in its code in plaintext form. This key is used to decrypt account server information. The presence of this hardcoded key (CWE-798) allows an attacker who extracts the key from the application to decrypt sensitive server data, potentially exposing confidential information. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2, indicating a medium severity level. The attack vector is local (AV:L), requiring local access, with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The impact is high confidentiality impact (C:H) but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to the device or application binary to extract the hardcoded key and decrypt account server information. This leads to a high confidentiality impact as sensitive server data can be exposed. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict local access to the device and application binaries to trusted users only to reduce risk of key extraction.
CVE-2026-86555: CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials in ZTE SmartLife
Description
The ZTE SmartLife application has a hardcoded key. The key used to decrypt account server information is stored in plaintext in the code. Once the key is obtained, the server information can be decrypted, thus exposing it.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
ZTE
SmartLife
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The ZTE SmartLife application contains a hardcoded cryptographic key embedded in its code in plaintext form. This key is used to decrypt account server information. The presence of this hardcoded key (CWE-798) allows an attacker who extracts the key from the application to decrypt sensitive server data, potentially exposing confidential information. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2, indicating a medium severity level. The attack vector is local (AV:L), requiring local access, with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The impact is high confidentiality impact (C:H) but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to the device or application binary to extract the hardcoded key and decrypt account server information. This leads to a high confidentiality impact as sensitive server data can be exposed. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict local access to the device and application binaries to trusted users only to reduce risk of key extraction.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- zte
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T02:55:56.712Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aafa81655bf5e2cf5dbbd29
Added to database: 09/20/2026, 09:32:06 UTC
Last enriched: 09/20/2026, 09:46:29 UTC
Last updated: 09/20/2026, 22:12:34 UTC
Views: 11
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