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CVE-2006-6898

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and...

7.8 High

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Exploit likelihood

3.93%Up 2.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Record
CVE-2006-6898
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Record
CVE-2006-6898
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6881 No score

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Record
EUVD-2006-6881
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wvq-229q-3j9g No score

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and...

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Record
GHSA-8wvq-229q-3j9g
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-6898 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Broadcom Widcomm Bluetooth, published December 31, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.93%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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