Firmware disclosure via unauthenticated update-server requests
Published Oct 11, 2024 · Updated Jul 5, 2026
Information disclosure in SwitchBot 5.0.4 allows remote attackers to download unreleased firmware from its update server. The app's MainContants class exposes release and debug JSON URLs, and the server returns update metadata and binaries without device or user authorization. Network access alone permits retrieval for offline analysis; the report does not demonstrate installation of modified images.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in SwitchBot 5.0.4 allows remote attackers to download unreleased firmware from its update server. The app's MainContants class exposes release and debug JSON URLs, and the server returns update metadata and binaries without device or user authorization. Network access alone permits retrieval for offline analysis; the report does not demonstrate installation of modified images.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-48786
- Published
- Oct 11, 2024
- Updated
- Jul 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-863
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Unauthenticated firmware download requestfunctional · demonstrated
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