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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-25837 · published 12 December 2022

CVE-2022-25837: Bluetooth core specification authentication bypass by capture-replay vulnerability

Bluetooth · Bluetooth Core Specification

Bluetooth® Pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification v1.0B through v5.3 may permit an unauthenticated MITM to acquire credentials with two pairing devices via adjacent access when at least one device supports BR/EDR Secure Connections pairing and the other BR/EDR Legacy PIN code pairing if the MITM negotiates BR/EDR Secure Simple Pairing in Secure Connections mode using the Passkey association model with the pairing Initiator and BR/EDR Legacy PIN code pairing with the pairing Responder and brute forces the Passkey entered by the user into the Responder as a 6-digit PIN code. The MITM attacker can use the identified PIN code value as the Passkey value to complete authentication with the Initiator via Bluetooth pairing method confusion.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.37% · top 72.1% CWE-294 · Authentication bypass by capture-replay
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Bluetooth® Pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification v1.0B through v5.3 may permit an unauthenticated MITM to acquire credentials with two pairing devices via adjacent access when at least one device supports BR/EDR Secure Connections pairing and the other BR/EDR Legacy PIN code pairing if the MITM negotiates BR/EDR Secure Simple Pairing in Secure Connections mode using the Passkey association model with the pairing Initiator and BR/EDR Legacy PIN code pairing with the pairing Responder and brute forces the Passkey entered by the user into the Responder as a 6-digit PIN code. The MITM attacker can use the identified PIN code value as the Passkey value to complete authentication with the Initiator via Bluetooth pairing method confusion.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-25837), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.