CVE-2020-26560 json
Bluetooth Mesh Provisioning in the Bluetooth Mesh profile 1.0 and 1.0.1 may permit a nearby device, reflecting the authentication evidence…
published 2021-05-24 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-19105
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Bluetooth Mesh Provisioning in the Bluetooth Mesh profile 1.0 and 1.0.1 may permit a nearby device, reflecting the authentication evidence from a Provisioner, to complete authentication without possessing the AuthValue, and potentially acquire a NetKey and AppKey.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-26560 updated cvss 8.1
kernel: impersonation attack in Bluetooth Mesh Provisioning
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 bluez, bluez-alsa, bluez-cups, bluez-libs, bluez-compat, bluez-gstreamer Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 bluez, bluez-cups, bluez-libs, bluez-hid2hciaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 bluez, bluez-cups, bluez-libs, bluez-obexd, bluez-hid2hci Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 bluez, bluez-cups, bluez-libs, bluez-obexdaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-alt, python-perf, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.8 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
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bluetooth.com
/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/
vendor-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/799380
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- kb.cert.org /vuls/id/799380
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-26560
- NVD CVE-2020-26560
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