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		Retr0id on March 8, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used... It's unclear to me what a practical vulnerability/attack scenario would look like here.

BertoldVdb on March 9, 2025 [–]

A very far stretch: You have a ESP32 based Bluetooth dongle, that exposes its HCI interface to the host. You have already gained access to the host and can now load code to the dongle.

Not really a vulnerability, and many types of bluetooth dongle firmwares can be updated by the host...

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