Vulnerability · Published Sep 5, 2025 · Assigned by Toreon
CVE-2025-9709NRF52810 Runtime EM Fault Injection APPROTECT Bypass
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in nRF52810 from Nordic Semiconductor. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
On-Chip Debug and Test Interface With Improper Access Control and Improper Protection against Electromagnetic Fault Injection (EM-FI) in Nordic Semiconductor nRF52810 allow attacker to perform EM Fault Injection and bypass APPROTECT at runtime, requiring the least amount of modification to the hardware system possible.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nordic Semiconductor | nRF52810 | 0 |
Weakness: CWE-1191, CWE-1319 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P
References
- https://raelize.com/upload/research/2022/No_Hat_2022_-_Glitching_devices_for_code_execution_v1.1.pdf
- https://raelize.com/upload/research/2025/Dartmouth_202505_False-Injections-Tales-of-Physics-Misconceptions-and-Weird-Machines_v1.1.pdf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27211
- https://www.toreon.com/cve-2025-9709-major-vulnerability-in-common-chip/