CVE-2022-24936
Gecko Standalone Bootloader vulnerability may allow bypassing application secure boot in some Series 2 devices
Out-of-Bounds error in GBL parser in Silicon Labs Gecko Bootloader version 4.0.1 and earlier allows attacker to overwrite flash Sign key and OTA decryption key via malicious bootloader upgrade.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Gecko Standalone Bootloader vulnerability may allow bypassing application secure boot in some Series 2 devices
Out-of-Bounds error in GBL parser in Silicon Labs Gecko Bootloader version 4.0.1 and earlier allows attacker to overwrite flash Sign key and OTA decryption key via malicious bootloader upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2022-24936- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-29691
Out-of-Bounds error in GBL parser in Silicon Labs Gecko Bootloader version 4.0.1 and earlier allows attacker to overwrite flash Sign key and OTA decryption key via malicious bootloader upgrade.
- Record
EUVD-2022-29691- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3qm-xpj7-89x6
Out-of-Bounds error in GBL parser in Silicon Labs Gecko Bootloader version 4.0.1 and earlier...
Out-of-Bounds error in GBL parser in Silicon Labs Gecko Bootloader version 4.0.1 and earlier allows attacker to overwrite flash Sign key and OTA decryption key via malicious bootloader upgrade.
- Record
GHSA-v3qm-xpj7-89x6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Out-of-Bounds error in GBL parser in Silicon Labs Gecko Bootloader version 4.0.1 and earlier allows attacker to overwrite flash Sign key and OTA decryption key via malicious bootloader upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2022-24936- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-24936 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Silabs Gecko Bootloader, published November 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.