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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-27289
Ksix Zigbee Smart Home Kit Replay Attack Vulnerability
Description

A replay attack vulnerability was discovered in a Zigbee smart home kit manufactured by Ksix (Zigbee Gateway Module = v1.0.3, Door Sensor = v1.0.7, Motion Sensor = v1.0.12), where the Zigbee anti-replay mechanism - based on the frame counter field - is improperly implemented. As a result, an attacker within wireless range can resend captured packets with a higher sequence number, which the devices incorrectly accept as legitimate messages. This allows spoofed commands to be injected without authentication, triggering false alerts and misleading the user through notifications in the mobile application used to monitor the network.

INFO

Published Date :

April 15, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 16, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-27289 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

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CVE-2021-27289: Playback Protection Bypass on Ksix Zigbee devices

ieee802154 iot replay-attack zigbee

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Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Born at : April 8, 2025, 10:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-27289 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-27289 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Apr. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-294
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A replay attack vulnerability was discovered in a Zigbee smart home kit manufactured by Ksix (Zigbee Gateway Module = v1.0.3, Door Sensor = v1.0.7, Motion Sensor = v1.0.12), where the Zigbee anti-replay mechanism - based on the frame counter field - is improperly implemented. As a result, an attacker within wireless range can resend captured packets with a higher sequence number, which the devices incorrectly accept as legitimate messages. This allows spoofed commands to be injected without authentication, triggering false alerts and misleading the user through notifications in the mobile application used to monitor the network.
    Added Reference https://github.com/TheMalwareGuardian/CVE-2021-27289
    Added Reference https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160331/Ksix-Zigbee-Devices-Playback-Protection-Bypass.html
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49169
    Added Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IFUpRKEioA
    Added Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFOy3wSlC9Q
    Added Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc9IEt5IMmA
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