CVE-2019-11896

Incorrect pviilege assignment in the 3rd party pairing mechanism of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC)

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 29, 2019 at 08:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:13 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSmart Home Controller FirmwareSmart Home Controller

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

A potential incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in the 3rd party pairing mechanism of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.907 that may result in a restricted app obtaining default app permissions. In order to exploit the vulnerability, the adversary needs to have successfully paired an app, which requires user interaction.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.8.907
Affected range stops below 9.8.907, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
bosch-smart-home-controller (same device)
All versions

Remediation

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References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-269

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