CVE-2026-86552
A vulnerability that skips email ownership verification for account registration in ZTE SmartLife APP
SmartLife app dynamically generates brand‑new SmartLife application authentication parameters at runtime. With the acquired SmartLife application authentication credentials, an attacker can directly complete registration using any arbitrary email address via the backend interface /account/person/signup.serv. Email ownership is not verified prior to registration.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability that skips email ownership verification for account registration in ZTE SmartLife APP
SmartLife app dynamically generates brand‑new SmartLife application authentication parameters at runtime. With the acquired SmartLife application authentication credentials, an attacker can directly complete registration using any arbitrary email address via the backend interface /account/person/signup.serv. Email ownership is not verified prior to registration.
- Record
CVE-2026-86552- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-83648
SmartLife app dynamically generates brand‑new SmartLife application authentication parameters at runtime. With the acquired SmartLife application authentication credentials, an attacker can directly complete registration using any arbitrary email address via the backend interface /account/person/signup.serv. Email ownership is not verified prior to registration.
- Record
EUVD-2026-83648- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vgr-9q5r-pvpj
SmartLife app dynamically generates brand‑new SmartLife application authentication parameters at...
SmartLife app dynamically generates brand‑new SmartLife application authentication parameters at runtime. With the acquired SmartLife application authentication credentials, an attacker can directly complete registration using any arbitrary email address via the backend interface /account/person/signup.serv. Email ownership is not verified prior to registration.
- Record
GHSA-5vgr-9q5r-pvpj- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SmartLife app dynamically generates brand‑new SmartLife application authentication parameters at runtime. With the acquired SmartLife application authentication credentials, an attacker can directly complete registration using any arbitrary email address via the backend interface /account/person/signup.serv. Email ownership is not verified prior to registration.
- Record
CVE-2026-86552- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | minanagehsalalma/zte-smartlife-app-pwned | 2026-09-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-86552 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Zte Smartlife, published September 20, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.