CVE-2025-65825
📋 TL;DR
The Meatmeet device's firmware lacks encryption, allowing attackers with physical access to extract Wi-Fi credentials via UART interface. This exposes current and previous Wi-Fi network credentials, potentially enabling unauthorized network access. All Meatmeet device owners are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Meatmeet device
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attacker gains persistent access to victim's Wi-Fi network, enabling further attacks on connected devices, data interception, or network compromise.
Likely Case
Local attacker extracts Wi-Fi credentials and gains unauthorized network access, potentially monitoring traffic or accessing shared resources.
If Mitigated
With proper physical security controls, risk is limited to authorized personnel with device access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires physical disassembly and UART connection, but process is documented in public references
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Contact vendor for firmware update with encryption enabled.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Enable firmware encryption
allRecompile firmware with flash encryption enabled to protect NVS partition
Requires firmware recompilation with CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENC_ENABLED=y
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict physical security controls for device location
- Regularly rotate Wi-Fi credentials and monitor network for unauthorized access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if esptool.py can read NVS partition without encryption key: esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 read_flash 0x9000 0x6000 nvs.binCheck Version:
No standard version check command available for embedded firmwareVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt to read NVS partition with esptool.py - should fail with encryption error if fixed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected device disassembly or physical tampering
Network Indicators:
- Unauthorized MAC addresses on Wi-Fi network
- Unexpected network traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
Search for failed authentication attempts from new devices on Wi-Fi network