📄 Description (English)
A weakness has been identified in Ziroom ZHOME A0101 1.0.1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Dropbear SSH Service. This manipulation causes use of default credentials. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-1803 affects Ziroom ZHOME A0101 smart home device running Dropbear SSH Service, exposing a default credentials vulnerability with CVSS 8.1. Remote attackers can exploit this weakness to gain unauthorized SSH access, though attack complexity is high. This poses significant risk to Saudi smart home users and organizations deploying IoT infrastructure, particularly in residential and hospitality sectors.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 26, 2026 04:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Primary impact on Saudi smart home and IoT deployments, particularly affecting: (1) Residential sector — Ziroom devices in Saudi homes and apartments; (2) Hospitality/Real Estate — hotels and property management companies using ZHOME systems; (3) Government smart city initiatives — if ZHOME integrated into municipal IoT networks; (4) Telecom providers (STC, Mobily) — if offering smart home services; (5) Enterprise IoT deployments — organizations using Ziroom devices for facility management. Compromised devices could serve as pivot points for lateral network movement, especially in networked smart home environments.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Smart Home & IoT
Hospitality & Real Estate
Government & Smart Cities
Telecommunications
Enterprise Facilities Management
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Ziroom ZHOME A0101 devices in your environment using network scanning tools (nmap, Shodan queries for Dropbear SSH on port 22)
2. Isolate affected devices from critical networks if patch cannot be applied immediately
3. Change default SSH credentials immediately if device allows credential modification
4. Review SSH access logs for unauthorized connection attempts
PATCHING:
1. Apply vendor patch when available — contact Ziroom support for firmware updates
2. Verify patch version: confirm device firmware is updated beyond 1.0.1.0
3. Test patches in non-production environment first
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patch unavailable):
1. Implement network segmentation — place ZHOME devices on isolated IoT VLAN
2. Deploy firewall rules restricting SSH access (port 22) to authorized IPs only
3. Disable SSH service if not required; use alternative management protocols
4. Implement SSH key-based authentication if supported
5. Monitor SSH connections with IDS/IPS rules
DETECTION RULES:
1. Alert on SSH login attempts to ZHOME devices from external networks
2. Monitor for multiple failed SSH authentication attempts
3. Flag successful SSH connections using default usernames (root, admin, dropbear)
4. Track unusual outbound connections from ZHOME devices post-compromise
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أجهزة Ziroom ZHOME A0101 في بيئتك باستخدام أدوات المسح (nmap، استعلامات Shodan)
2. عزل الأجهزة المتأثرة عن الشبكات الحرجة إذا لم يكن يمكن تطبيق التصحيح فوراً
3. تغيير بيانات اعتماد SSH الافتراضية فوراً إذا سمح الجهاز بذلك
4. مراجعة سجلات وصول SSH للكشف عن محاولات الاتصال غير المصرح بها
التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تصحيح البائع عند توفره — التواصل مع دعم Ziroom للحصول على تحديثات البرامج الثابتة
2. التحقق من إصدار التصحيح: تأكد من تحديث برنامج الجهاز إلى ما بعد 1.0.1.0
3. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح متاحاً):
1. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة — ضع أجهزة ZHOME على VLAN معزول لإنترنت الأشياء
2. نشر قواعد جدار الحماية تقيد وصول SSH (المنفذ 22) إلى عناوين IP مصرح بها فقط
3. تعطيل خدمة SSH إذا لم تكن مطلوبة
4. تنفيذ المصادقة المستندة إلى مفاتيح SSH إذا كانت مدعومة
5. مراقبة اتصالات SSH باستخدام قواعد IDS/IPS
قواعد الكشف:
1. تنبيهات محاولات تسجيل الدخول SSH إلى أجهزة ZHOME من الشبكات الخارجية
2. مراقبة محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة المتعددة
3. تحديد اتصالات SSH الناجحة باستخدام أسماء المستخدمين الافتراضية
4. تتبع الاتصالات الصادرة غير العادية من أجهزة ZHOME بعد الاختراق
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 — Access control policies for IoT devices
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 — User authentication and strong credentials
ECC 2024 A.5.2.2 — Secure authentication mechanisms
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 — Asset management and inventory control
ECC 2024 A.8.3.1 — Vulnerability management and patching
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance & Risk Management — vulnerability disclosure and patch management
Information & Cybersecurity — access control and authentication
Resilience & Recovery — incident response for compromised IoT devices
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 — Policies for access control
A.5.2.1 — User registration and access rights management
A.5.3.1 — Management of privileged access rights
A.8.1.1 — Inventory of assets
A.8.2.1 — Asset management procedures
A.8.6.1 — Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔗 References & Sources 6
🔗
🔗
🔗
🔗
🔗
🔗
https://github.com/Blackhole23-Lab/-/blob/main/vulns/ssh-backdoor.md
cna@vuldb.com
https://github.com/Blackhole23-Lab/-/blob/main/vulns/ssh-backdoor.md#proof-of-concept
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.343976
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.343976
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?submit.745497
cna@vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?submit.745529
cna@vuldb.com