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.

Published 2022-02-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Amazon Echo Dot — versions 3.0, 4.0
Amazon Echo Dot Firmware

References

arxiv.org/abs/2202.08619 (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

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.