CVE-2020-26558
What it is
Bluetooth LE and BR/EDR secure pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification 2.1 through 5.2 may permit a nearby man-in-the-middle attacker to identify the Passkey used during pairing (in the Passkey authentication procedure) by reflection of the public key and the authentication evidence of the initiating device, potentially permitting this attacker to complete authenticated pairing with the responding device using the correct Passkey for the pairing session. The attack methodology determines the Passkey value one bit at a time.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.2 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Bluetooth Core Specification ≤ 5.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora 34
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Linux Kernel < 5.13
- Intel ax210 Firmware
- Intel ax201 Firmware
- Intel ax200 Firmware
- Intel Ac 9560 Firmware
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.2
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Fix and advisories
- https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/
- https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/
References
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSS6CTGE4UGTJLCOZOASDR3T3SLL6QJZ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-16
- https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4951
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00517.html
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00520.html
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSS6CTGE4UGTJLCOZOASDR3T3SLL6QJZ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-16
- https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4951
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00517.html
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00520.html
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380