Vulnerability: Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Information via Factory Reset Exploit on Amazon Echo Dot Devices

CVE-2021-37436 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

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