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USB Speaker Can Infect PC Without Physical Interaction Required

Sound Blaster Katana V2X manufacturer disputes vulnerability claim despite infection capability.

ARWF dimensions
Existential criticality
Does the threat involve irreversible systemic failure?
Probability vectoring
Theoretical, or active proof of concept?
Timeline imminence
How close to current deployment?
Mitigation gap
Identified solution, or currently unaligned?
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