August ConnectApplication · August

CVE-2018-20100

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-01-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An issue was discovered on August Connect devices. Insecure data transfer between the August app and August Connect during configuration allows attackers to discover home Wi-Fi credentials. This data transfer uses an unencrypted access point for these credentials, and passes them in an HTTP POST, using the AugustWifiDevice class, with data encrypted with a fixed key found obfuscated in the app.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

During August Connect device configuration, Wi-Fi credentials are transmitted over an unencrypted access point in an HTTP POST request via the AugustWifiDevice class. The credentials are encrypted with a fixed key that is obfuscated within the app binary, allowing attackers to extract this key and decrypt captured traffic to obtain home Wi-Fi credentials.

MitigationReplace the hardcoded/obfuscated encryption key with dynamically generated keys, enforce TLS encryption for all network communication during device configuration, and implement certificate pinning to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
August ConnectApplication
Affected:all versions
August Connect FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify August Connect devices in your environment
    Inventory your network for August Connect or August Smart Connect devices. Check device documentation, network scans, or DHCP logs for device hostname or MAC address patterns associated with August products.
    Affected if August Connect devices are present on the network
  2. Monitor configuration traffic for HTTP usage
    During new device setup or factory reset, capture network traffic on the client device or network tap. Inspect the HTTP requests sent to the August configuration server - look for POST requests to endpoints that do not use HTTPS (port 80 instead of 443).
    Affected if HTTP POST requests are observed during device configuration instead of HTTPS
  3. Verify Wi-Fi setup access point encryption
    When configuring an August Connect, observe the temporary Wi-Fi network it creates for setup. Check if the access point is open/unencrypted (no WPA2/WPA3 password required) and if the subsequent credential submission travels over plain HTTP.
    Affected if Device configuration occurs over an unencrypted access point with credentials sent via unencrypted HTTP
  4. Check for hardcoded encryption indicators in app traffic
    Analyze captured configuration traffic for patterns indicating fixed-key encryption of Wi-Fi credentials. Compare traffic to known behavior where credentials are encrypted client-side before transmission rather than protected by TLS.
    Affected if Wi-Fi credentials appear encrypted with a static key in the payload rather than protected by TLS transport encryption

If you have August Connect devices and perform device configuration over their temporary unencrypted setup network with credentials sent via HTTP, you are affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace the hardcoded/obfuscated encryption key with dynamically generated keys, enforce TLS encryption for all network communication during device configuration, and implement certificate pinning to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Fix this in August Connect Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
32.0 hours of engineering $5,600
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