CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-37436
4.2 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-07-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.2 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 1.9 LOW — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
Amazon Echo Dot devices through 2021-07-02 sometimes allow attackers, who have physical access to a device after a factory reset, to obtain sensitive information via a series of complex hardware and software attacks. NOTE: reportedly, there were vendor marketing statements about safely removing personal content via a factory reset. Also, the vendor has reportedly indicated that they are working on mitigations.
Affected configurations
• amazon echo dot firmware (<= 2021-07-02)
References
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/ Third Party Advisory
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-amazon-echo-dot-does-not-wipe-personal-content-after-factory-reset/ Third Party Advisory
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/ Third Party Advisory
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-amazon-echo-dot-does-not-wipe-personal-content-after-factory-reset/ Third Party Advisory