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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-15911 · published 20 December 2019

CVE-2019-15911: Asus hg100 firmware cleartext transmission vulnerability

Asus · Hg100 Firmware

An issue was discovered on ASUS HG100, MW100, WS-101, TS-101, AS-101, MS-101, DL-101 devices using ZigBee PRO. Because of insecure key transport in ZigBee communication, attackers can obtain sensitive information, cause the multiple denial of service attacks, take over smart home devices, and tamper with messages.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.84% · top 43.9% CWE-319 · Cleartext transmission
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
0.84%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
7Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered on ASUS HG100, MW100, WS-101, TS-101, AS-101, MS-101, DL-101 devices using ZigBee PRO. Because of insecure key transport in ZigBee communication, attackers can obtain sensitive information, cause the multiple denial of service attacks, take over smart home devices, and tamper with messages.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

7 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/chengcheng227/CVE-POC/blob/master/CVE-2019-15911.md ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/chengcheng227/CVE-POC/blob/master/CVE-2019-15911.md ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-15911), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.