CVE-2025-20702 Auth bypass in AB156x, AB157x, AB158x, AB159x series, AB1627
Attackers can remotely escalate privileges via unauthorized RACE protocol access in Airoha Bluetooth audio SDKs without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20702?
CVE-2025-20702 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Airoha Technology Corp. AB156x, AB157x, AB158x, AB159x series, AB1627, published on 4 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK, there is a possible unauthorized access to the RACE protocol. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20702?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20702?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-20702 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20702 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6p6-67fx-pvg4.