CVE-2021-1638: Windows Bluetooth Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.7)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Security Feature Bypass
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2021-Jan
Released
2021-01-12
Last Updated
2024-10-08
EPSS Score
0.61% (percentile: 69.8%)

Description

Microsoft is aware of the "Impersonation in the Passkey Entry Protocol" vulnerability. For more information regarding the vulnerability, please see this statement from the Bluetooth SIG. To address the vulnerability, Microsoft has released a software update that will fail attempts to pair if the remote device exchanges a public key with the same X coordinate as the locally exchanged public key

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? The authentication feature could be bypassed as this vulnerability allows impersonation.

Affected Products (19)

Windows

  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (4)

Revision History

  • 2021-01-12: Information published.
  • 2021-01-15: Added an FAQ. This is an information change only.
  • 2024-10-08: Updated the executive summary with current information. This is an informational change only.