CVE-2024-9991 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability in Philips Lighting Devices
Attackers with physical access can extract plaintext Wi-Fi credentials from firmware, enabling unauthorized network access on Philips smart lighting devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9991?
CVE-2024-9991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Philips Smart Bulb 9,10,12-Watt, published on 25 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability exists in Philips lighting devices due to storage of Wi-Fi credentials in plain text within the device firmware. An attacker with physical access could exploit this by extracting the firmware and analyzing the binary data to obtain the plaintext Wi-Fi credentials stored on the vulnerable device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Wi-Fi network to which vulnerable device is connected.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9991?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5p8-rmgq-7jq5.