What is CVE-2022-25809?

CVE-2022-25809 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amazon Echo Dot. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-25809?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Amazon Echo Dot

CVE-2022-25809

Improper Neutralization of audio output from 3rd and 4th Generation Amazon Echo Dot devices allows arbitrary voice command execution on these devices via a malicious skill (in the case of remote attackers) or by pairing a malicious Bluetooth device (in the case of physically proximate attackers), aka an "Alexa versus Alexa (AvA)" attack.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Amazon Echo_dot — versions 3.0, 4.0
Amazon Echo_dot_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25809?: CVE-2022-25809 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amazon Echo Dot. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-25809?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.