Vulnerability in ZTE Smartlife

CVE-2026-86555

The ZTE SmartLife application has a hardcoded key. The key used to decrypt account server information is stored in plaintext in the code. Once the key is obtained, the server information can be decrypted, thus exposing it.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% 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-2026-86555: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • ZTE Smartlife — versions ZTE_SL_V2.8.2_ABROAD and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86555?
CVE-2026-86555 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZTE Smartlife, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-86555?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.