CVE-2022-0553

Possible to retrieve uncrypted firmware image

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Published Jan 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

There is no check to see if slot 0 is being uploaded from the device to the host. When using encrypted images this means the unencrypted firmware can be retrieved easily.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

zephyrproject-rtos

zephyr

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ v3.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-15675	There is no check to see if slot 0 is being uploaded from the device to the host. When using encrypted images this means the unencrypted firmware can be retrieved easily.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.285% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-wrj2-9vj9-rrcp

History

Apr 9, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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Zephyrproject Zephyr

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 1:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zephyr
Published: Jan 11, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 1:52 PM
Reserved: Feb 9, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 11, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

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