Vulnerability in Gardyn Cloud API

CVE-2026-13768

Gardyn devices expose a privileged iothubowner key. Access to this key will allow a malicious user to invoke an IoTHub Registry Manager function which returns connection information for all Gardyn Home Kit and Studio devices. Access to this key also allows a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands on a specific connected device and may allow the malicious user to pivot to other devices on the user's network.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-13768?
CVE-2026-13768 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gardyn Cloud API, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-13768?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-13768 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.