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CVE-2025-57808: Esphome · ESP-IDF web_server basic auth bypass using empty or incomplete Authorization header

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Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 2025.8.1 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2025.8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 2026

  2. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade esphome to 2025.8.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewesphomepkg:brew/esphomeOther threatsAffected
  • >=2022.1.2 <2025.8.1
Fixed in
  • 2025.8.1

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Description

ESPHome is a system to control microcontrollers remotely through Home Automation systems. In version 2025.8.0 in the ESP-IDF platform, ESPHome's web_server authentication check can pass incorrectly when the client-supplied base64-encoded Authorization value is empty or is a substring of the correct value. This allows access to web_server functionality (including OTA, if enabled) without knowing any information about the correct username or password. This issue has been patched in version 2025.8.1.

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