Vulnerability · Published Jul 2, 2026 · Assigned by icscert
CVE-2026-13768Gardyn IoT Hub Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity hard-coded credentials in Gardyn Cloud API from Gardyn. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gardyn | Gardyn Home Firmware | 0 – before master.627 |
| Gardyn | Gardyn Studio Firmware | 0 – before master.627 |
| Gardyn | Gardyn Cloud API | 0 – before 2.12.2026 |
Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L