CVE-2020-8994

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered on XIAOMI AI speaker MDZ-25-DT 1.34.36, and 1.40.14. Attackers can get root shell by accessing the UART interface and then they can read Wi-Fi SSID or password, read the dialogue text files between users and XIAOMI AI speaker, use Text-To-Speech tools pretend XIAOMI speakers' voice achieve social engineering attacks, eavesdrop on users and record what XIAOMI AI speaker hears, delete the entire XIAOMI AI speaker system, modify system files, stop voice assistant service, start the XIAOMI AI speaker’s SSH service as a backdoor

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory usenix.org Third-Party Advisory youtu.be
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/soups2018posters-lau.pdf third party advisory technical description
https://github.com/Jian-Xian/CVE-POC/blob/master/CVE-2020-8994.md third party advisory exploit
https://youtu.be/yCadG38yZW8 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8994?
CVE-2020-8994 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8994?
To fix CVE-2020-8994, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-8994 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8994 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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