CVE-2026-77056: Use of Default Credentials in boneIO
boneIO blackdebianimages ships with a Mosquitto MQTT broker that uses the same default credentials on all devices. These credentials are publicly documented on github, and there is no indication in the instructions to change them. A remote attacker can use them to gain full read and write access to the broker, allowing control of connected relays, blinds, and gates, and injection of fake entities into a linked Home Assistant installation.
This issue was fixed in version 1.6.0 of the image: MQTT passwords are generated per device at first boot. Devices upgraded from earlier versions keep their existing broker credentials; from boneio 1.6.0 the web panel reports credentials that are still the published defaults, and the owner has to change them.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
boneIO black_debian_imagesto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.6.0 - Operational
Change the existing Mosquitto MQTT broker credentials on devices upgraded from earlier versions, because they retain the published default credentials.