NRF52810 Runtime EM Fault Injection APPROTECT Bypass
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Milena Mangiola
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/
Affected Vendor
Nordic Semiconductor
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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