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High · 7.0 CVE-2025-14859 EUVD-2025-209287

Semtech LR11xx Secure Boot Bypass

Published Apr 7, 2026 · Updated Apr 7, 2026 · Assigned by SWI

Description

The Semtech LR11xx LoRa transceivers implement secure boot functionality using digital signatures to authenticate firmware. However, the implementation uses a non-standard cryptographic hashing algorithm that is vulnerable to second preimage attacks. An attacker with physical access to the device can exploit this weakness to generate a malicious firmware image with a hash collision, bypassing the secure boot verification mechanism and installing arbitrary unauthorized firmware on the device.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Semtech LR1110 < BL2 FW 0x1001 BL2 FW 0x1001
Semtech LR1120 < BL2 FW 0x2001 BL2 FW 0x2001
Semtech LR1121 < BL2 FW 0x2101 BL2 FW 0x2101

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