CVE-2020-26555 (GCVE-0-2020-26555)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-24 17:41 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:12
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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