CVE-2020-6007
Philips Hue Bridge model 2.X prior to and including version 1935144020 contains a Heap-based Buffer Overflow when handling a long ZCL string during the commissioning phase, resulting in a remote code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Philips Hue Bridge model 2.X prior to and including version 1935144020 contains a Heap-based Buffer Overflow when handling a long ZCL string during the commissioning phase, resulting in a remote code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.13% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Affected
- philips/hue bridge v2 firmware
- Source
- cve@checkpoint.com
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2020/dont-be-silly-its-only-a-lightbulb/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www2.meethue.com/en-us/support/release-notes/bridgeProduct, Release Notes
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2020/dont-be-silly-its-only-a-lightbulb/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www2.meethue.com/en-us/support/release-notes/bridgeProduct, Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.