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Knowing a ZTE SmartLife email address is enough for demonstrated account takeover.

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ZTE SmartLife Android and iOS clients and their internet-facing cloud account backend for ZTE smart-home devices.

Recoverable client secrets enable signed requests, an oracle returns the backend account ID, and the reset endpoint accepts a new password without a verified reset transaction. The researcher reproduced password replacement and login against controlled accounts. A fix is published, but it was not reviewed for this brief, so this cannot lead.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026