CVE-2020-27211 describes a physical side-channel vulnerability in Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 devices, allowing an attacker to bypass flash read-out protection (APPROTECT) during the boot phase. With a CVSS score of 5.7 (Medium), this vulnerability requires physical access (AV:P) and high attack complexity (AC:H) but can lead to high confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:H, I:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2020-10-19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:nordicsemi:nrf52840_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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