HG100 has a broken access control vulnerability in its Web API Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
A broken access control vulnerability in HG100 firmware versions up to 4.00.06 allows an attacker in the same local area network to control IoT devices that connect with itself via http://[target]/smarthome/devicecontrol without any authentication. CVSS 3.0 base score 10 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS | HG100 firmware | up to 4.00.0.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HG100 firmware VendorASUS Affected up to 4.00.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11061
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwvg-w866-x6c3
References
More ASUS Hg100 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-08212 ASUS HG100 devices with firmware before 1.05.12 allow unauthenticated access, leading to remote command execution. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08213 ASUS HG100 devices allow denial of service via an IPv4 packet flood. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-11956 An issue was discovered on ASUS HG100, MW100, WS-101, TS-101, AS-101, MS-101, DL-101… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08269 HG100 contains an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-11955 An issue was discovered on ASUS HG100, MW100, WS-101, TS-101, AS-101, MS-101, DL-101… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-11957 An issue was discovered on ASUS HG100, MW100, WS-101, TS-101, AS-101, MS-101, DL-101… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-11061 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11061 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwvg-w866-x6c3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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