Medium severity4.2NVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-37436
CVE-2021-37436
Description
Amazon Echo Dot devices through 2021-07-02 sometimes allow attackers, who have physical access to a device after a factory reset, to obtain sensitive information via a series of complex hardware and software attacks. NOTE: reportedly, there were vendor marketing statements about safely removing personal content via a factory reset. Also, the vendor has reportedly indicated that they are working on mitigations.
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Affected products
3- Amazon/Echo Dotdescription
Patches
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References
4- arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/nvdThird Party Advisory
- dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820nvdTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- news.ycombinator.com/itemnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-amazon-echo-dot-does-not-wipe-personal-content-after-factory-reset/nvdThird Party Advisory
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