Authentication bypass in Hisense VIDAA Smart TV MQTT broker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Hisense VIDAA Smart TV firmware V0000.01.00a.P0220 contains an authentication bypass in its remote-control MQTT broker on TCP port 36669. The broker accepts publicly documented default credentials and a 4-digit pairing PIN with no rate limiting, so an attacker can brute force the PIN in about five seconds. A LAN-adjacent attacker can inject key events, change volume, switch inputs and launch installed applications. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Hisense VIDAA Smart TV firmware V0000.01.00a.P0220 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its remote-control MQTT broker on TCP port 36669, which accepts publicly documented default credentials and an ineffective 4-digit pairing PIN with no rate limiting or lockout, allowing a brute force of the entire code space in about five seconds, while some actions require no pairing at all. A LAN-adjacent attacker can exploit this to inject key events, change volume, switch input sources, enumerate inputs, launch arbitrary installed applications, and monitor pairing activity, posing a significant risk in hotel deployments where untrusted LAN access is common.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Hisense VIDAA.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123998
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-hjch-8qgq-882h
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Exploit 1
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- TI-2026-86078 Missing authentication in Hisense VIDAA Smart TV UPnP/DLNA service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-123998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjch-8qgq-882h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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