cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/23587111
The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains an undocumented “backdoor” that could be leveraged for attacks.
The undocumented commands allow spoofing of trusted devices, unauthorized data access, pivoting to other devices on the network, and potentially establishing long-term persistence.
This was discovered by Spanish researchers Miguel Tarascó Acuña and Antonio Vázquez Blanco of Tarlogic Security, who presented their findings yesterday at RootedCON in Madrid.
Holeeeee shiiiiet. Big news. Surprised it took this long to find. Attack vectors are minimal, but still post, so if this isn’t addressed, it’s a clear sign it was a CCP sponsored job.
From what I’ve read you need a physical usb connection to access this loophole.