Re:Espressif's Response to Undocumented Commands in ESP32 Bl...
by ajross on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @06:33PM
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> I have a feeling that
The problem is that Tarlogic went full nuclear with "There is a Backdoor in ESP32!!" all over the tech media based on logic that aligns with yours. "They had a feeling."
This is not a backdoor. It is arguably poor security design as one might like it if the BTLE controller was a separate permissions domain. But it isn't, and doesn't have to be, and there isn't even a theoretical vulnerability demonstrated.
The problem is that Tarlogic went full nuclear with "There is a Backdoor in ESP32!!" all over the tech media based on logic that aligns with yours. "They had a feeling."
This is not a backdoor. It is arguably poor security design as one might like it if the BTLE controller was a separate permissions domain. But it isn't, and doesn't have to be, and there isn't even a theoretical vulnerability demonstrated.