CVE-2020-27211

5.7
MEDIUMCVSS v3.1 Base Score
0.27%
LOW RiskEPSS (18th percentile)

Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 devices through 2020-10-19 have improper protection against physical side channels. The flash read-out protection (APPROTECT) can be bypassed by injecting a fault during the boot phase.

Published: 5/21/2021
Modified: 6/17/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

5.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2 Score

3.3

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.27%LOW Exploitation Risk
18th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.27% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 18% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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