Critical severity · published Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2025-1242
Administrative Credentials Can Be Extracted Through Gardyn API Responses
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The administrative credentials can be extracted through application API responses, mobile application reverse engineering, and device firmware reverse engineering. The exposure may result in an attacker gaining full administrative access to the Gardyn IoT Hub exposing connected devices to malicious control.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HK
Home Kit · Gardyn
before master.619 · source: vendor
HK
Home Kit Cloud API · Gardyn
before 2.12.2026 · source: vendor
HK
Home Kit Mobile Application · Gardyn
before 2.11.0 · source: vendor
In the news
AdvisoryCritical
Gardyn Home Kit
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow unauthenticated users to access and control edge devices, access cloud-based devices and user information without authentication, and pivot to other edge devices managed in the Gardyn cloud environment. The following versions of Gardyn Home Kit are affected: Home Kit Firmware Gardyn Home Kit Mobile Application <2.11.0 (CVE-2025-29628, CVE-2025-29629, CVE-2025-29631, CVE-2025-1242) Gardyn Home Kit Cloud API <2.12.2026 (CVE-2025-29628, CVE-2025-29629, CVE-2025-29631, CVE-2025-1242) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.1 Gardyn Gardyn Home Kit Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Use of Default Credentials, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'), Use of Hard-coded Credentials Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Food and Agriculture Countries/Areas Deployed: United States Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2025-29628 A Gardyn Azure IoT Hub connection string is downloaded over an insecure HTTP connection leaving the string vulnerable to interception and modification through a Man-in-the-Middle attack. This may result in the attacker capturing device credentials or taking control of vulnerable home kits. View CVE Details Affected Products Gardyn Home Kit Vendor: Gardy...
Feb 24, 2026·CISA Advisories