{"id":55167,"date":"2025-06-26T08:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:59:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:19:48","slug":"cve-2025-32875-unencrypted-bluetooth-data-transmission-vulnerability-in-coros-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32875-unencrypted-bluetooth-data-transmission-vulnerability-in-coros-application\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-32875: Unencrypted Bluetooth Data Transmission Vulnerability in COROS Application<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-32875, has been discovered in the COROS Android application up to version 3.8.12. This vulnerability is particularly concerning due to its potentially broad impact, affecting all users of the application who use Bluetooth pairing. As a result, any data sent via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) remains unencrypted, leaving it open to eavesdropping and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3090-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64784\">potential misuse by attackers<\/a> within Bluetooth range.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61605\">vulnerability is significant since it exposes sensitive user<\/a> data to potential compromise. The failure of the application to enforce Bluetooth pairing and bonding, coupled with the lack of encryption for data transmitted via BLE, presents a notable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52709-high-risk-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-everest-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65236\">risk to user privacy and data<\/a> security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-32875<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network (Bluetooth)<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5866-critical-vulnerability-in-rt-thread-5-1-0-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63837\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1381072450\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>COROS App for Android | Up to 3.8.12<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the COROS application&#8217;s failure to initiate and enforce Bluetooth pairing and bonding. Consequently, data transmitted via BLE remains unencrypted. If a user manually initiates pairing and bonding through Android settings, the application continues to transmit data without requiring the watch to be bonded. This behavior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6436-critical-memory-safety-bugs-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-potentially-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64783\">allows attackers to eavesdrop on the communication and potentially<\/a> exploit it, even conducting a machine-in-the-middle attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2869788624\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following pseudocode represents a simplified concept of how an attacker can eavesdrop on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32880-unencrypted-firmware-file-download-in-coros-pace-3-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62933\">unencrypted Bluetooth communication between the COROS<\/a> application and the watch.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">def eavesdrop_bluetooth_communication(target_device):\nconnect_to_target(target_device)\nwhile True:\ndata = receive_data_from_target(target_device)\nif data:\nprint(&quot;Received data: &quot;, data)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, the attacker creates a function to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48000-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-windows-connected-devices-platform-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80273\">connect to the target device<\/a> and continually receive unencrypted data. Please note, this is a simplified representation of how the vulnerability might be exploited and actual exploitation may require more complex steps and a deep understanding of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28389-critical-security-vulnerability-in-openc3-cosmos-v6-0-0-due-to-weak-password-requirements\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61604\">Bluetooth<\/a> communication protocols and security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-32875, has been discovered in the COROS Android application up to version 3.8.12. This vulnerability is particularly concerning due to its potentially broad impact, affecting all users of the application who use Bluetooth pairing. As a result, any data sent via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) remains unencrypted, leaving it open to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[91],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-55167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-google"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55167"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72691,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55167\/revisions\/72691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55167"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=55167"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=55167"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=55167"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=55167"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=55167"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=55167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}