# CVE-2020-27264: Weak cryptography in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A

> Attackers can brute-force deterministic Bluetooth keys to bypass authentication and control insulin pumps via mobile apps.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9vx-9mgg-m33x

## What is CVE-2020-27264?

CVE-2020-27264 is a high-severity vulnerability in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A, published on 19 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A, the communication protocol of the insulin pump and its AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A mobile applications use deterministic keys, which allows unauthenticated, physically proximate attackers to brute-force the keys via Bluetooth Low Energy.

Weakness: CWE-330 (Use of Insufficiently Random Values)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27264?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Sooil Anydana-a Firmware, Sooil Anydana-I Firmware, Sooil Diabecare Rs Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-27264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-27264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A

- [CVE-2020-27256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27256/): Hardcoded credentials in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-27266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27266/): Auth bypass in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-27268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27268/): Security feature bypass in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-27269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27269/): Other in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2020-27270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27270/): Weak cryptography in SOOIL Developments CoLtd DiabecareRS,AnyDana-i,AnyDana-A (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-27264 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-27264 is a high-severity vulnerability in SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A, published on 19 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SOOIL Developments Co., Ltd Diabecare RS, AnyDana-i and AnyDana-A. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27264/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27264/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27264
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27264
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27264

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