Auth bypass in Signify Philips Hue Bridge Pro

CVE-2026-73669

The Signify Philips Hue Bridge Pro firmware embeds a Mosquitto MQTT broker service that listens on all network interfaces without authentication. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the MQTT service on a vulnerable system can read data and control connected lights. Fixed in 1.77.2071318010.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-73669: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73669?
CVE-2026-73669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Signify Philips Hue Bridge Pro, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-73669?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.