Description
Amazon Alexa software version 8960323972 on Echo Dot 2nd generation and 3rd generation devices potentially allows attackers to deliver security-relevant commands via an audio signal between 16 and 22 kHz (often outside the range of human adult hearing). Commands at these frequencies are essentially never spoken by authorized actors, but a substantial fraction of the commands are successful.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10358
Third Party Advisory
https://cios2023.org/papers
Third Party Advisory
https://sites.google.com/view/nuitattack/home
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/sec23fall-prepub-261-xia-qi.pdf
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/3gEc5ZFWIWo
Scores
CVSS v3
7.6
EPSS
0.0068
EPSS Percentile
71.9%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
amazon/alexa
8960323972
Published
May 24, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026