GHSA-49x8-xqjg-2pjg: ESF-IDF: Unvalidated Stack Pointer at the ESP-TEE Privilege-Switch Boundary

Published Nov 4, 2026
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Updated

ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. From 5.5.5 until 5.5.6, 6.0.4, and 6.1.1, the esptee trap entry in espteevectorsplic.S and espteevectorsclic.S saves a caller-controlled register frame through the REE-supplied stack pointer before switching to the trusted TEE stack or validating the pointer. A local unprivileged REE application can direct this machine-mode write into TEE-exclusive memory on ESP32-C5, ESP32-C6, ESP32-C61, and ESP32-H2 devices, breaking the REE/TEE isolation boundary and potentially corrupting TEE control-flow data for code execution, denial of service, or system crashes. Both secure-service ecall and interrupt entry paths contain the vulnerable ordering. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.6 and is scheduled to be fixed in versions 6.0.4 and 6.1.1.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESF-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.5.6
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESF-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.0.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESF-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.1.1

Event History

Nov 4, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·07:04 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·07:04 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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