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Rently Smart Home

August 25, 2026·Source: CISA
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TL;DR

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive information and override user permissions. The following versions of Rently Smart Home are affected: Smart Home <=20.1.0 CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities

v3 8.1 Rently Rently Smart Home Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Commercial Facilities, Communications, Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: United States, India Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-75960 Rently Smart Home versions 20.1.0 and prior are vulnerable to an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability. This could allow an attacker to retrieve pins including the Master Pin, overriding standard user permissions. View CVE Details Affected Products Rently Smart Home Vendor: Rently Product Version: Rently Smart Home: <=20.1.0 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation Rently has patched this vulnerability in late June. No user action is required. Mitigation For more information, contact Rently (support@rently.com). mailto:support@rently.com Relevant CWE: CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String

3.1 8.1 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

4.0 8.7 HIGH CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Acknowledgments Berk Dusunur reported this vulnerability to CISA Legal Notice and Terms of Use This product is provided subject to this Notification (https://www.cisa.gov/notification) and this Privacy & Use policy (https://www.cisa.gov/privacy-policy). Recommended Practices CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the internet. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls a

What Happened

Rently Smart Home, reported by CISA.

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive information and override user permissions. The following versions of Rently Smart Home are affected: Smart Home <=20.1.0 CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities

v3 8.1 Rently Rently Smart Home Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Commercial Facilities, Communications, Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: United States, India Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-75960 Rently Smart Home versions 20.1.0 and prior are vulnerable to an Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability. This could allow an attacker to retrieve pins including the Master Pin, overriding standard user permissions. View CVE Details Affected Products Rently Smart Home Vendor: Rently Product Version: Rently Smart Home: <=20.1.0 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation Rently has patched this vulnerability in late June. No user action is required. Mitigation For more information, contact Rently (support@rently.com). mailto:support@rently.com Relevant CWE: CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String

3.1 8.1 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

4.0 8.7 HIGH CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Acknowledgments Berk Dusunur reported this vulnerability to CISA Legal Notice and Terms of Use This product is provided subject to this Notification (https://www.cisa.gov/notification) and this Privacy & Use policy (https://www.cisa.gov/privacy-policy). Recommended Practices CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the internet. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls a

For the full technical details, see the original report.

Why It Matters for Businesses

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