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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3558

Philips Hue Bridge HomeKit Accessory Protocol Transient Pairing Mode Authentication Bypass Vulnerability.

Published Mar 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · hue bridge v2 firmware

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3558. EPSS is 0.50%. Act only if a listed version of hue bridge v2 firmware is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.50%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe philips/hue bridge v2 firmware

Philips Hue Bridge HomeKit Accessory Protocol Transient Pairing Mode Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Philips Hue Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the HomeKit Accessory Protocol service, which listens on TCP port 8080 by default. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-28374.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe philips/hue bridge v2 firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-3558

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3558. EPSS is 0.50%. Act only if a listed version of hue bridge v2 firmware is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 0.50%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Philips Hue Bridge HomeKit Accessory Protocol Transient Pairing Mode Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Philips Hue Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the HomeKit Accessory Protocol service, which listen

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Philips Hue Bridge HomeKit Accessory Protocol Transient Pairing Mode Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Philips Hue Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the HomeKit Accessory Protocol service, which listen

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3558

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3558

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3558

    Philips Hue Bridge HomeKit Accessory Protocol Transient Pairing Mode Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Philips Hue Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.