Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability in Philips Lighting Devices
This vulnerability exists in Philips lighting devices due to storage of Wi-Fi credentials in plain text within the device firmware. An attacker with physical access could exploit this by extracting the firmware and analyzing the binary data to obtain the plaintext Wi-Fi credentials stored on the vulnerable device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Wi-Fi network to which vulnerable device is connected.
- Published
- Oct 25, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 4th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-312
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · CERT-In
- 7.0
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| signify innovations india | phillips smart wi-fi led batten 24-watt firmware | cpe:2.3:o:signify_innovations_india:phillips_smart_wi-fi_led_batten_24-watt_firmware |
| signify innovations india | phillips smart t-bulb 12-watt firmware | cpe:2.3:o:signify_innovations_india:phillips_smart_t-bulb_12-watt_firmware |
| signify innovations india | phillips smart t-bulb 10-watt firmware | cpe:2.3:o:signify_innovations_india:phillips_smart_t-bulb_10-watt_firmware |
| signify innovations india | phillips smart bulb 9-watt firmware | cpe:2.3:o:signify_innovations_india:phillips_smart_bulb_9-watt_firmware |
| signify innovations india | phillips smart bulb 10-watt firmware | cpe:2.3:o:signify_innovations_india:phillips_smart_bulb_10-watt_firmware |
| signify innovations india | phillips smart bulb 12-watt firmware | cpe:2.3:o:signify_innovations_india:phillips_smart_bulb_12-watt_firmware |
| signify innovations india | phillips smart wi-fi led t beamer 20-watt firmware | cpe:2.3:o:signify_innovations_india:phillips_smart_wi-fi_led_t_beamer_20-watt_firmware |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (CERT-In). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart Bulb 9,10,12-Watt
- <1.33.1affected
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart T-Bulb 10,12-Watt
- <1.33.1affected
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart Wi-Fi LED Batten 24-Watt
- <1.33.1affected
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart Wi-Fi LED T Beamer 20-Watt
- <1.33.1affected
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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- Shravan Singh, Amey Chavekar. Vishal Giri and Dr. Faruk KaziCoE- CNDS Lab, VJTI Mumbai, Indiafinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Physical access to the device is required.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-312 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.