Any application that
uses external QSPI flash for encrypted XIP on nRF5340 and relies on that
encryption for confidentiality and/or integrity of the externally stored
code. No specific nRF Connect SDK version is the root cause; the weakness
is in the on-the-fly decryption scheme.

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nordic Semiconductor Asa
Nordic Semiconductor Asa nrf5340
Vendors & Products Nordic Semiconductor Asa
Nordic Semiconductor Asa nrf5340

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Description Any application that uses external QSPI flash for encrypted XIP on nRF5340 and relies on that encryption for confidentiality and/or integrity of the externally stored code. No specific nRF Connect SDK version is the root cause; the weakness is in the on-the-fly decryption scheme.
Title QSPI flash encryption side-channel leakage
Weaknesses CWE-1342
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: YesWeHack

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-10T11:17:10.632Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T09:40:15.178Z

Link: CVE-2026-18796

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:01:23.790Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-07T09:17:15.570

Modified: 2026-09-09T15:50:19.447

Link: CVE-2026-18796

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:38:08Z

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