Vulnerability in Amazon Echo Dot
CVE-2021-37436
Amazon Echo Dot devices through 2021-07-02 sometimes allow attackers, who have physical access to a device after a factory reset, to obtain sensitive information via a series of complex hardware and software attacks. NOTE: reportedly, there were vendor marketing statements about safely removing personal content via a factory reset. Also, the vendor has reportedly indicated that they are working on mitigations.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-afte… (Third Party Advisory)
- dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820 (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- news.ycombinator.com/item (Third Party Advisory)
- www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-ama… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-37436?
- CVE-2021-37436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amazon Echo Dot. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2021-07-24.
- How severe is CVE-2021-37436?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.