6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-13595
"Espressif ESP-IDF BLE Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description

The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) controller implementation in Espressif ESP-IDF 4.0 through 4.2 (for ESP32 devices) returns the wrong number of completed BLE packets and triggers a reachable assertion on the host stack when receiving a packet with an MIC failure. An attacker within radio range can silently trigger the assertion (which disables the target's BLE stack) by sending a crafted sequence of BLE packets.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 31, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-13595 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Espressif esp-idf
2 Espressif esp32
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-13595 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-13595.

URL Resource
https://asset-group.github.io/cves.html Third Party Advisory
https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/sweyntooth/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib Third Party Advisory
https://asset-group.github.io/cves.html Third Party Advisory
https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/sweyntooth/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-13595 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-13595 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python Dockerfile Shell C++ Makefile C Batchfile

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 22, 2025, 7:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

VaktBLE: Friendly Bluetooth Low Energy MitM that block over-the-air attacks in real-time.

ble bluetooth-low-energy injectable jamming mitm ble-defense blediff sweyntooth vaktble

Python Shell Makefile C Batchfile C++ Tcl Mask GLSL C#

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
7 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 21, 2024, 6:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 5, 2022, 9:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 68 different CVEs too.

List of Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE security resources

bluetooth bluetooth-low-energy bluetooth-security pentesting penetration-testing security awesome awesome-list ble bluetooth-hacking

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
564 stars 51 fork 51 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2020, 6:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 72 different CVEs too.

Proof of Concept of Sweyntooth Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) vulnerabilities.

Python Shell Batchfile C++ Makefile C Dockerfile

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
304 stars 71 fork 71 watcher
Born at : Feb. 10, 2020, 2:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-13595 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-13595 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://asset-group.github.io/cves.html
    Added Reference https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/sweyntooth/
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://asset-group.github.io/cves.html No Types Assigned https://asset-group.github.io/cves.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/sweyntooth/ No Types Assigned https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/sweyntooth/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib No Types Assigned https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-617
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:espressif:esp-idf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (including) 4.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:espressif:esp32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 3.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.20%

score

0.46795

percentile