CVE-2026-86553 A password reset vulnerability in ZTE SmartLife APP
Attackers can reset passwords for any registered account by spoofing authentication parameters and calling the backend verification interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86553?
CVE-2026-86553 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in ZTE SmartLife, published on 20 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SmartLife app dynamically generates fresh SmartLife application authentication parameters inside its runtime process. Using the acquired SmartLife application authentication parameters, an attacker can directly call the backend interface /account/verify.serv to obtain the real account ID corresponding to a registered email address. By spoofing the application authentication information together with the target account ID, the attacker can reset the password of the target account.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86553?
How do I fix CVE-2026-86553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-86553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9f8w-25xq-gfm7.