Zigbee / Z-Wave attacks
Weak link keys or OTA flaws hijack mesh devices and pivot
categoryWireless, mobile, IoT and OT/ICS attacksseverityHighlabnot yet measured
Example: Philips Hue
Classification
17 values: 7 reviewed, 8 imported, 2 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Software vulnerabilitiesWireless, mobile & IoT/OT |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Adjacent |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Active |
| Attacker skill required | High |
| Resources required | Medium |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Low |
| Maturity | Proof of concept |
Impact & scope
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Impact | AvailabilityConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Environment | Edge / IoT |
| Target asset class | Network devicePhysical |
Detection & response
No linked mitigations or detections yet.
Framework references
- Primary source: https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/the-dark-side-of-smart-lighting-check-point-research-shows-how-business-and-home-networks-can-be-hacked-from-a-lightbulb/
- cve: CVE-2020-6007 (primary)
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Wireless, mobile, IoT and OT/ICS attacks' table, line 496 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (FIRST EPSS scores) — FIRST EPSS for CVE-2020-6007: epss=0.02114 percentile=0.80981 (score date 2026-09-18).
- ev-0003 (NVD CVE API 2.0) — NVD maps CVE-2020-6007 to weakness(es) CWE-122, CWE-787.