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CVE-2020-26555

CVE-2020-26555 PUBLISHED

Reported by mitre · Published May 24, 2021

Bluetooth legacy BR/EDR PIN code pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification 1.0B through 5.2 may permit an unauthenticated nearby device to spoof the BD_ADDR of the peer device to complete pairing without knowledge of the PIN.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
bluetooth_core_specificationbluetooth5.2
linux-fipsUbuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS4.4.0-1069.75
linux-raspi-5.4Ubuntu:18.04:LTS5.4.0-1041.45~18.04.1
linux-dell300xUbuntu:18.04:LTS4.15.0-1027.32
linux-azure-5.4Ubuntu:18.04:LTS5.4.0-1055.57~18.04.1
linuxUbuntu:18.04:LTS4.15.0-151.157
linux-aws-5.4Ubuntu:18.04:LTS5.4.0-1054.57~18.04.1
linux-awsUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS4.4.0-1099.104
linux-gcp-5.4Ubuntu:18.04:LTS5.4.0-1049.53~18.04.1
linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntu:18.04:LTS4.15.0-1106.120
linux-gcpUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS4.15.0-1106.120~16.04.1
linux-gcp-fipsUbuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1

12 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
n/an/a*
archlinux*

Timeline

  • May 24, 2021 CVE Published
  • May 25, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Nov 4, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch (69 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (72 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 1, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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