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CWE-757: Algorithm Downgrade

Class Incomplete Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation

A protocol or its implementation supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used in a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties.

Source: MITRE CWE-757

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  • Medium 5.4
    CVE-2020-10135 Public exploit

    Bluetooth devices supporting BR/EDR v5.2 and earlier are vulnerable to impersonation attacks

    Legacy pairing and secure-connections pairing authentication in Bluetooth BR/EDR Core Specification v5.2 and earlier may allow an unauthenticated user to complete authentication without pairing credentials via adjacent access. An unauthenticated, adjacent att…