Aqara Hub M2

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Aqara Hub M2
Security Grade
   
     B
   
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Aqara Hub M2
   Category: Smart Hub • Model / Gen:  HM2-G01
   Release Date: 2020-08-01 • Status: In sale
   Classification Date: 2026-10-21 

Security Evaluation

1. Device Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Known hardware tampering Rare — Published M2 issues are remote or adjacent-network command injection (CVE-2025-65292); no mass physical-tampering case was found.
Known vulnerabilities Very common — A 2025 cluster names Hub M2 firmware 4.3.6_0027 directly: undocumented remote access (CVE-2025-65294, CVSS 9.8), command injection, missing server-certificate validation and an unsigned/weak firmware-update path (CVE-2025-65295).
Prior attacks Rare — No Aqara product is listed in CISA KEV and no public in-the-wild exploitation of the M2 cluster was identified.
Updatability Very common — Firmware is updated over the air from the Aqara Home app, though the update process itself was found to lack integrity enforcement (CVE-2025-65295).
Category Score Score: 2 / 3

2. System Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Authentication with other systems Full — Hub exposes child devices to Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google Assistant and Matter-style ecosystems with per-ecosystem pairing.
Communications Encrypted with obselete encryption — Cloud traffic is TLS-based but Hub M2 firmware failed to validate server certificates (CVE-2025-65290/65291), which downgrades the effective transport protection.
Storage Encrypted with obselete encryption — Keys are held in onboard flash with legacy protection, and the hub was found collecting and uploading data without adequate disclosure (CVE-2025-65297).
Category Score Score: 2 / 3

3. User Authentication

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Account management Basic — Aqara Home account with region-scoped homes and member sharing; role granularity and recovery controls are limited.
Authentication Basic — Password-based app login and local pairing; the undocumented remote access path in CVE-2025-65294 shows authentication is not uniformly enforced.
Brute-force protection Basic — Cloud login has basic rate limiting; local interfaces have no documented lockout policy.
Event logging Partial logging — The app shows device/automation history and alarms; authentication events are not exposed as an audit trail.
Passwords Require change after setup — An account password is set at registration and pairing codes expire, but complexity enforcement is minimal.
Category Score Score: 2 / 3

Technical Specifications

Property Details
Operating System & App Aqara embedded Linux firmware (Companion App: Aqara Home app (Android/iOS))
Hardware (CPU / GPU) CPU: • GPU:
Memory & Storage Memory: • Storage: Onboard flash for device keys, automations and logs
Power, Battery & Charging Battery: • Power: Micro-USB 5 V 1 A • Charging:
Display & Camera Display: • Camera:
Sound & Connectivity Sound: • Connectivity: Ethernet RJ-45, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, Zigbee 3.0, Bluetooth Low Energy, IR blaster
Physical (Dimensions & Mass) Dimensions: • Mass:


Reasoning: The M2 is a capable multi-protocol hub but its 2025 CVE cluster is unusually specific and severe for a consumer device: undocumented remote access, command injection, missing certificate validation and an update path without integrity enforcement. Ecosystem integration (HomeKit/Alexa/Google) is broad, which is also a wide authentication surface. Scope note: rated on firmware 4.3.6_0027 as published; a later firmware that fixes the 2025 cluster could raise the device and system criteria. Release date is the M2 launch (year/month precision).