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CVE-2023-33248 — Amazon Alexa software version 8960323972 on Echo Dot 2nd generation and 3rd gene

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 frequenc

CVSS
7.6 HIGH
EPSS
0.67% (top 53.00%)
CWE
—
Published
2023-05-24T22:15:09.207
Last modified
2026-06-17T06:01:24.547
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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