---
id: 5095
title: "GigaVulnerability: readout protection bypass on GigaDevice GD32 MCUs"
source_domain: swarm.ptsecurity.com
source_url: "https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/gigavulnerability-readout-protection-bypass-on-gigadevice-gd32-mcus/"
published_at: "2025-02-27T15:07:14Z"
tags: ["hardware-security", "gigadevice", "gd32", "readout-protection", "firmware-extraction"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5095"
lang: en
---

# GigaVulnerability: readout protection bypass on GigaDevice GD32 MCUs

## Summary

Positive Labs bypassed the readout protection (Security Protection) of GigaDevice GD32 MCUs, opening the door to firmware extraction from these popular STM32-compatible chips.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** swarm.ptsecurity.com
- **Published:** 2025-02-27T15:07:14Z
- **Original:** https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/gigavulnerability-readout-protection-bypass-on-gigadevice-gd32-mcus/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5095