The Eques elf smart plug and the mobile app use a hardcoded AES 256 bit key to encrypt…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
The Eques elf smart plug and the mobile app use a hardcoded AES 256 bit key to encrypt the commands and responses between the device and the app. The communication happens over UDP port 27431. An attacker on the local network can use the same key to encrypt and send commands to discover all smart plugs in a network, take over control of a device, and perform actions such as turning it on and off.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15745
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g3m-q4jc-w87x
References
Exploit 5
- https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-one/
- https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-two/
- https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-three/
- https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-four/
- https://github.com/iamckn/eques
Sources
- CVE-2019-15745 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15745 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g3m-q4jc-w87x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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