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CVE-2023-33248 Details

Description

Amazon Alexa software version 8960323972 on Echo Dot 2nd generation and 3rd generation devices potentially allows attackers to deliver security-relevant commands via an audio signal between 16 and 22 kHz (often outside the range of human adult hearing). Commands at these frequencies are essentially never spoken by authorized actors, but a substantial fraction of the commands are successful.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10358	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://cios2023.org/papers	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/reveondivad/nuance	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://sites.google.com/view/nuitattack/home	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/sec23fall-prepub-261-xia-qi.pdf	CVE	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/3gEc5ZFWIWo	CVE	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10358	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://cios2023.org/papers	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/reveondivad/nuance	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://sites.google.com/view/nuitattack/home	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/sec23fall-prepub-261-xia-qi.pdf	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/3gEc5ZFWIWo	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
amazon alexa	8960323972
CPE cpe:2.3:o:amazon:alexa:8960323972:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
amazon echo dot	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:amazon:echo_dot:-::2nd_gen::::: cpe:2.3:h:amazon:echo_dot:-::3rd_gen::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jan 16, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 1, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]