Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2021 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2021-1683Windows Bluetooth Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 1507 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Microsoft is aware of the "Impersonation in the Passkey Entry Protocol" vulnerability. For more information regarding the vulnerability, please see this statement from the Bluetooth SIG. To address the vulnerability, Microsoft has released a software update that will fail attempts to pair if the remote device exchanges a public key with the same X coordinate as the locally exchanged public key
Affected products (as reported)
References
- Windows Bluetooth Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability vendor-advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1683 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred