# CVE-2025-65821: As UART download mode is still enabled on the ESP32 chip on which the firmware runs, an adversary can dump the flash from the device and ret

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-10 · Updated: 2025-12-11

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

As UART download mode is still enabled on the ESP32 chip on which the firmware runs, an adversary can dump the flash from the device and retrieve sensitive information such as details about the current and previous Wi-Fi network from the NVS partition. Additionally, this allows the adversary to reflash the device with their own firmware which may contain malicious modifications.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/dead1nfluence/Meatmeet-Pro-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/Device/UART-Download-Mode-Enabled.md
- https://gist.github.com/dead1nfluence/4dffc239b4a460f41a03345fd8e5feb5#file-uart-download-mode-enabled-md

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