ESP-IDF web_server basic auth bypass using empty or incomplete Authorization header

SummaryOn the ESP-IDF platform, ESPHome's webserver authentication check can pass incorrectly when the client-supplied base64-encoded Authorization value is empty or is a substring of the correct value e.g., correct username with partial password. This allows access to webserver functionality...

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

ESPHome is a system to control microcontrollers remotely through Home Automation systems. In version 2025.8.0 in the ESP-IDF platform, ESPHome's webserver authentication check can pass incorrectly when the client-supplied base64-encoded Authorization value is empty or is a substring of the correc...