CVE-2026-86555Public exploit

Account-server information disclosure via plaintext decryption key

Published Sep 20, 2026 · Updated Sep 20, 2026

Hard-coded credentials in ZTE SmartLife ZTE_SL_V2.8.2_ABROAD and earlier allow local users to read account-server information. The application stores in plaintext within its code the cryptographic key used to decrypt account-server information. Local access to the distributed client is sufficient to recover the key; the disclosed consequence is limited to reading that server information.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in ZTE SmartLife ZTE_SL_V2.8.2_ABROAD and earlier allow local users to read account-server information. The application stores in plaintext within its code the cryptographic key used to decrypt account-server information. Local access to the distributed client is sufficient to recover the key; the disclosed consequence is limited to reading that server information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-86555
Published
Sep 20, 2026
Updated
Sep 20, 2026
Vendor
ZTE Corporation
Product
ZTE SmartLife
Classifications
CWE-798, CAPEC-115, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=ZTE_SL_V2.8.2_ABROAD and earlier versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ZTE Corporation · ZTE SmartLifeversion=ZTE_SL_V2.8.2_ABROAD and earlier versions

Published CVSS scores

6.2ZTE CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CAPEC-115Authentication Bypass
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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