{"cve":"CVE-2019-15745","nvd":{"published":"2019-08-29T13:15:11.227","modified":"2026-06-17T02:20:59.927","status":"Modified","description":"The Eques elf smart plug and the mobile app use a hardcoded AES 256 bit key to encrypt the commands and responses between the device and the app. The communication happens over UDP port 27431. An attacker on the local network can use the same key to encrypt and send commands to discover all smart plugs in a network, take over control of a device, and perform actions such as turning it on and off.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-798"],"references":["https://github.com/iamckn/eques","https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-four/","https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-one/","https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-three/","https://www.ckn.io/blog/2019/08/27/exploiting-the-eques-elf-smart-plug-part-two/"],"products":["equeshome:elf_smart_plug_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:58:39.700375520+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-15745","score":0.01377,"percentile":0.72072,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}