Physical firmware modification via unauthenticated Firehose loader
Published Sep 25, 2025 · Updated Sep 25, 2025
Authentication bypass in Flock Safety Bravo Edge AI Compute Device BRAVO_00.00_local_20241017 allows physically proximate attackers to flash firmware. In EDL/QDL mode, the device accepts the default Thundercomm TurboX 6490 Firehose loader without authenticating it, exposing raw UFS partition read and write operations. Physical access to the board and entry into EDL mode are required; the demonstrated procedure dumps partitions and writes modified boot images to obtain root control.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Flock Safety Bravo Edge AI Compute Device BRAVO_00.00_local_20241017 allows physically proximate attackers to flash firmware. In EDL/QDL mode, the device accepts the default Thundercomm TurboX 6490 Firehose loader without authenticating it, exposing raw UFS partition read and write operations. Physical access to the board and entry into EDL mode are required; the demonstrated procedure dumps partitions and writes modified boot images to obtain root control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-59402
- Published
- Sep 25, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-616, T1601.001
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- Root from the Coop – Device 3: Root Shell on Flock Safety’s Picard/Bravo Compute Boxproof of concept · demonstrated
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