Tichome Mini FirmwareOperating system · Mobvoi

CVE-2026-26478

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-04
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
Public exploit 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
A shell command injection vulnerability in Mobvoi Tichome Mini smart speaker 012-18853 and 027-58389 allows remote attackers to send a specially crafted UDP datagram and execute arbitrary shell code as the root account.

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 confidence

A shell command injection vulnerability exists in the UDP packet processing of Mobvoi Tichome Mini smart speakers (models 012-18853 and 027-58389). Attackers can send specially crafted UDP datagrams to the device that bypass input sanitization, allowing arbitrary shell command execution with root privileges. The attack requires no authentication and is network-exploitable.

MitigationIsolate affected devices on a restricted network segment or VLAN with strict firewall rules blocking unsolicited UDP traffic; contact Mobvoi for firmware updates; monitor for unauthorized network activity targeting UDP services on these devices.

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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
Tichome Mini FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 012-18853= 027-58389

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:3.1/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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Check the physical device label or access the device's administrative interface to confirm the model is Mobvoi Tichome Mini
    Affected if The device is not a Mobvoi Tichome Mini smart speaker
  2. Determine the firmware version
    Access the device settings or administrative interface and locate the firmware version information, typically found under About, System Info, or Device Info sections
    Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly 012-18853 or exactly 027-58389
  3. Verify UDP service availability
    Check if the device has a UDP service listening on the network. Use a network scanner to identify open UDP ports on the device IP address, or review the device's service configuration for any UDP-based services
    Affected if A UDP service is exposed and accessible on the network
  4. Check network exposure of the device
    Examine the network configuration to determine if the device is directly accessible from untrusted networks. Review firewall rules and network segment placement
    Affected if The device UDP service is reachable from untrusted network segments or the internet

You are affected if you have a Mobvoi Tichome Mini running firmware version 012-18853 or 027-58389 with an exposed UDP service accessible from your network.

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

Isolate affected devices on a restricted network segment or VLAN with strict firewall rules blocking unsolicited UDP traffic; contact Mobvoi for firmware updates; monitor for unauthorized network activity targeting UDP services on these devices.

Fix this in Tichome Mini Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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