# CVE-2020-26556: Mesh Provisioning in the Bluetooth Mesh profile 1.0 and 1.0.1 may permit a nearby device, able to conduct a successful brute-force attack on

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Mesh Provisioning in the Bluetooth Mesh profile 1.0 and 1.0.1 may permit a nearby device, able to conduct a successful brute-force attack on an insufficiently random AuthValue before the provisioning procedure times out, to complete authentication by leveraging Malleable Commitment.

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380
- https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380

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