CVE-2021-28139

HIGH

Espressif ESP-IDF <4.4 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Bluetooth Classic implementation in Espressif ESP-IDF 4.4 and earlier does not properly restrict the Feature Page upon reception of an LMP Feature Response Extended packet, allowing attackers in radio range to trigger arbitrary code execution in ESP32 via a crafted Extended Features bitfield payload.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Product, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf
Product, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib
Product, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/papers/general/braktooth.pdf

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0156
EPSS Percentile 81.6%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
espressif/esp-idf < 4.4
Published Sep 07, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026