CVE-2024-41624
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 · uneditedIncorrect access control in Himalaya Xiaoya nano smart speaker rom_version 1.6.96 allows a remote attacker to have an unspecified impact.
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 · moderate confidenceIncorrect access control vulnerability in the Himalaya Xiaoya nano smart speaker firmware version 1.6.96 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication or authorization controls, potentially enabling unauthorized access to device functions or data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Himalaya Xiaoya nano device on the networkScan your local network for devices with the vendor hostname or MAC OUI belonging to Himalaya Xiaoya, or access the device admin interface via its IP addressAffected if The device is present on your network and responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests on its management port
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Determine the installed firmware versionLog into the device admin panel and navigate to Settings > System > About, or check the device web interface for a firmware version displayed on the dashboard or status pageAffected if The displayed firmware version is exactly 1.6.96
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Confirm network exposure of the management interfaceCheck if the device admin port (commonly HTTP port 80 or 443) is exposed to the public internet or accessible from untrusted network segments by reviewing firewall rules or port forwarding configurationsAffected if The management interface is reachable from outside the local trusted network
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Test for authentication bypass behaviorAttempt to access sensitive device endpoints (such as API paths for user data, device settings, or audio storage) without providing valid credentials, observing if the request succeeds without redirect or authentication errorAffected if Unauthenticated requests to protected endpoints return valid data or succeed without HTTP 401/403 response codes
You are affected if the device firmware version is exactly 1.6.96 and the management interface is network-accessible, allowing potential unauthenticated access to device functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataContact Himalaya Xiaoya for the specific firmware patch addressing the access control flaw; if unavailable, restrict network exposure of the device and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-41624 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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