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High · 7.2 CVE-2026-5818 EUVD-2026-38638

MCU Firmware Update Authentication Bypass on Caliptra Core

Published Jun 23, 2026 · Updated Jun 24, 2026 · Assigned by Caliptra

Description

Incorrect check of function return value in Caliptra Core Runtime Firmware (ActivateFirmwareCmd::activate_fw modules) allows bypass of Caliptra Core's verification of the MCU FW during a hitless update.

This issue affects Core Runtime Firmware: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.1, 2.1.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Caliptra Core Runtime Firmware 2.0.0 – ≤ 2.0.1, 2.1.0 2.0.2

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