An issue was discovered in Espressif ESP-IDF 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.6 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1
Published May 13, 2019
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
An issue was discovered in Espressif ESP-IDF 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.6 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1. Insufficient validation of input data in the 2nd stage bootloader allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass secure boot checks and execute arbitrary code, by crafting an application binary that overwrites a bootloader code segment in process_segment in components/bootloader_support/src/esp_image_format.c. The attack is effective when the flash encryption feature is not enabled, or if the attacker finds a different vulnerability that allows them to write this binary to flash memory.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00036) | 6.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 35.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 38.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 17.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 29.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/releases x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://www.espressif.com/en/news/Espressif_Product_Security_Advisory_Concerning_Secure_Boot_%28CVE-2018-18558%29 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/releases | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.espressif.com/en/news/Espressif_Product_Security_Advisory_Concerning_Secure_Boot_%28CVE-2018-18558%29 | x_refsource_MISC |
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