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User interaction is not nee…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-863"],"vendor":"Airoha Technology Corp.","product":"AB156x, AB157x, AB158x, AB159x series","affected":["ab156x_ab157x_ab158x_ab159x_series Airoha IoT SDK for BT audio v5.5.0 and earlier","ab156x_ab157x_ab158x_ab159x_series Airoha AB1561x/AB1562x/AB1563x SDK v3.3.1 and earlier"],"published":"2025-08-04","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T16:17:48.883","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20701","references":[{"url":"https://www.airoha.com/product-security-bulletin/2025","label":"security@mediatek.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Aug/7","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jun/18","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/859658","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2025-08-05T03:56:10.880579Z"},"epss":0.0867,"epssPercentile":0.94879,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-06T23:06:29.093Z","exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/x0jac0b0x/skullcandy-dime3-cve-2025-20701"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-23T07:13:34.363Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"slug":"CVE-2025-20701","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK, there is a possible way to pair Bluetooth audio device without user consent. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version 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