pypi package report

Is esptool safe?

1 known vulnerability, worst severity HIGH.

// reach

19 direct dependencies

4 carry known advisories, worst CRITICAL

4 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

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// ai model usage

No published models are known to use this package.

cvss

7.5

high

CVSS v3.1 base score out of 10

epss

0.48%

medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 42nd percentile of all CVEs

xyz score

4.0

medium

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-3f38-96qm-r3fw, the advisory selected below

// 1 advisories

GHSA-3f38-96qm-r3fw

HIGHGitHub ratingCVE-2023-46894

An issue discovered in esptool 4.6.2 allows attackers to view sensitive information via weak cryptographic algorithm.

// cvss v3.1 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Checked 2026-11-07 at 21:37 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2023-11-09. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.