CVE-2025-20701

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 4, 2025 at 06:20 AM UTC
Updated: September 8, 2026 at 04:31 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorAB157XAB159XAB156X

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK, there is a possible way to pair Bluetooth audio device without user consent. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 3.3.1v ≤ 5.5.0
v ≤ 3.3.1v ≤ 5.5.0
v ≤ 3.3.1v ≤ 5.5.0
v ≤ 3.3.1v ≤ 5.5.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jun/18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Aug/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/859658

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-863

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