CVE-2025-9709 NRF52810 Runtime EM Fault Injection APPROTECT Bypass
Attackers can bypass APPROTECT security via electromagnetic fault injection on nRF52810 chips, enabling unauthorized debug access and potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9709?
CVE-2025-9709 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nordic Semiconductor nRF52810, published on 5 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9709?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-9709 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9709 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7c3c-m7hv-59qq.