ESF-IDF: Out-of-Bounds Write in ESP-TEE Secure Service Wrappers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. In versions 5.5.4 and 6.0, the esp_tee component exposes secure-service wrappers in esp_secure_services.c and esp_secure_services_iram.c that bridge calls from the user application (i.e. the REE) to TEE-protected hardware peripherals (AES, SHA, ECC, HMAC, SPI, MMU, WDT) and to the security feature like attestation, OTA updates, secure storage. This issue has been patched in versions 5.5.5 and 6.0.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| espressif | esp-idf | = 5.5.4; = 6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- esp-idf Vendorespressif Affected = 5.5.4; = 6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45328
References
Patch 7
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-mmgp-73p4-92xp
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/145ba4c42dc8283054cfde9a1c3470db7399192f
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/440a5d1906502023f2a0fb0aecbdf0602d14acbf
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/764626a1b7c85b943d207da08a2f8f7d7f3def4d
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/7867f4a57560bf9fc4a931e37ba02b7a3e9f406b
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/afd14ab113acd0ca369965404c99ac42e74d4fcd
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/eebabaff2fdc273b1530fe66e55fb3bcd181dfd6
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Sources
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