CVE-2023-35818
An issue was discovered on Espressif ESP32 3.0 (ESP32_rev300 ROM) devices. An EMFI attack on ECO3...
An issue was discovered on Espressif ESP32 3.0 (ESP32_rev300 ROM) devices. An EMFI attack on ECO3 provides the attacker with a capability to influence the PC value at the CPU context level, regardless of Secure Boot and Flash Encryption status. By using this capability, the attacker can exploit another behavior in the chip to gain unauthorized access to the ROM download mode. Access to ROM download mode may be further exploited to read the encrypted flash content in cleartext format or execute stub code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
An issue was discovered on Espressif ESP32 3.0 (ESP32_rev300 ROM) devices. An EMFI attack on ECO3 provides the attacker with a capability to influence the PC value at the CPU context level, regardless of Secure Boot and Flash Encryption status. By using this capability, the attacker can exploit another behavior in the chip to gain unauthorized access to the ROM download mode. Access to ROM download mode may be further exploited to read the encrypted flash content in cleartext format or execute stub code.
- Record
CVE-2023-35818- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Espressif ESP32 3.0 (ESP32_rev300 ROM) devices. An EMFI attack on ECO3 provides the attacker with a capability to influence the PC value at the CPU context level, regardless of Secure Boot and Flash Encryption status. By using this capability, the attacker can exploit another behavior in the chip to gain unauthorized access to the ROM download mode. Access to ROM download mode may be further exploited to read the encrypted flash content in cleartext format or execute stub code.
- Record
CVE-2023-35818- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-39813 No score
An issue was discovered on Espressif ESP32 3.0 (ESP32_rev300 ROM) devices. An EMFI attack on ECO3 provides the attacker with a capability to influence the PC value at the CPU context level, regardless of Secure Boot and Flash Encryption status. By using this capability, the attacker can exploit another behavior in the chip to gain unauthorized access to the ROM download mode. Access to ROM download mode may be further exploited to read the encrypted flash content in cleartext format or execute stub code.
- Record
EUVD-2023-39813- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfvv-rq2c-v7xq
6.8
An issue was discovered on Espressif ESP32 3.0 (ESP32_rev300 ROM) devices. An EMFI attack on ECO3...
An issue was discovered on Espressif ESP32 3.0 (ESP32_rev300 ROM) devices. An EMFI attack on ECO3 provides the attacker with a capability to influence the PC value at the CPU context level, regardless of Secure Boot and Flash Encryption status. By using this capability, the attacker can exploit another behavior in the chip to gain unauthorized access to the ROM download mode. Access to ROM download mode may be further exploited to read the encrypted flash content in cleartext format or execute stub code.
- Record
GHSA-hfvv-rq2c-v7xq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- espressif esp-eye firmware
- espressif esp32-d0wd-v3 firmware
- espressif esp32-d0wdr2-v3 firmware
- espressif esp32-devkitc firmware
- espressif esp32-devkitm-1 firmware
- espressif esp32-mini-1 firmware
- espressif esp32-mini-1u firmware
- espressif esp32-pico-d4 firmware
- espressif esp32-pico-kit firmware
- espressif esp32-pico-mini-02 firmware
- espressif esp32-pico-mini-02u firmware
- espressif esp32-pico-v3-02 firmware
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- espressif esp32-pico-v3-zero-devkit firmware
- espressif esp32-pico-v3-zero firmware
- espressif esp32-pico-v3 firmware
- espressif esp32-u4wdh firmware
- espressif esp32-vaquita-dspg firmware
- espressif esp32-wroom-32e firmware
- espressif esp32-wroom-32ue firmware
- espressif esp32-wroom-da firmware
- espressif esp32-wrover-e firmware
- espressif esp32-wrover-ie firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-35818 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Espressif Esp-eye Firmware, published July 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.