CVE-2020-26555

5.4 MEDIUM

Published: May 24, 2021 Modified: November 04, 2025

Description

Bluetooth legacy BR/EDR PIN code pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification 1.0B through 5.2 may permit an unauthenticated nearby device to spoof the BD_ADDR of the peer device to complete pairing without knowledge of the PIN.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSS6CTGE4UGTJLCOZOASDR3T3SLL6QJZ/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00520.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380