CVE-2025-20700 is a critical vulnerability in the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK, allowing a permission bypass via the Bluetooth LE GATT service. This flaw enables remote escalation of privilege without user interaction or additional execution privileges, potentially affecting various Bluetooth audio devices utilizing the SDK. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airoha Technology Corp. | AB156x, AB157x, AB158x, AB159x Series, AB1627 | Airoha AB1561x/AB1562x/AB1563x SDK v3.3.1 and earlier, Airoha IoT SDK for BT audio v5.5.0 and earlierCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.