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CVE-2024-8805: bluez Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-8805DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8805
Published 22-11-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8805 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in bluez. EPSS estimates a 2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.04%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 57 · Related 56
DLA-4008-1SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2

Timeline

  1. 22-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

BlueZ HID over GATT Profile Improper Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of BlueZ. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the HID over GATT Profile. The issue results from the lack of authorization prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25177.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 2.02% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu134 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-142.152 | < 6.8.0-54.56
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1086.93 | < 6.8.0-1023.25
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Bluez1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.115-1 | < 6.11.4-1

3 vendors · 136 products

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