CVE-2025-29628 Information disclosure in Home Kit Firmware
Attackers can intercept IoT connection strings via insecure HTTP, leading to credential theft and potential device takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-29628?
CVE-2025-29628 is a critical vulnerability in Gardyn Home Kit Firmware, published on 25 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Gardyn Azure IoT Hub connection string is downloaded over an insecure HTTP connection in Gardyn Home Kit firmware before master.619, Home Kit Mobile Application before 2.11.0, and Home Kit Cloud API before 2.12.2026 leaving the string vulnerable to interception and modification through a Man-in-the-Middle attack. This may result in the attacker capturing device credentials or taking control of vulnerable home kits.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29628?
How do I fix CVE-2025-29628?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29628 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-29628 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82xm-jwxq-4436.