Hacking a hue bulb to gain network access

DEF CON Safe Mode - Eyal Itkin - Dont Be Silly It’s Only a Lightbulb

Note while this particular vulnerability is patched, nothing is stopping 0-day exploits for doing something similar. This is the reason I personally will never have any cameras or smart locks at home.

  • Attacker transmits zigbee factory reset to lightbulb
  • The bulb becomes unreachable for the user and user resets it
  • Attacker broadcasts a fake bulb with malicious code
  • User thinks its their bulb and adds it to the bridge
  • The bridge launches attacks inside the network