Reverse overcurrent protection for universal serial bus type-c (usb-c) connector systems

A system, comprising:

• a first electronic circuitry portion configured to connect a VCONN supply terminal of a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller to a first configuration channel (CC) terminal of a plurality of CC terminals of the USB-C controller;
• a USB-C receptacle comprising a plurality of CC terminals, wherein a first CC terminal of the plurality of CC terminals of a USB-C receptacle is configured to directly connect to the first CC terminal of the USB-C controller;
• and
• a second electronic circuitry portion electrically coupled to the first electronic circuitry portion and the USB-C receptacle, and configured to:
• detect a voltage across the first CC terminal of the USB-C controller and the VCONN supply terminal;
• and
• decouple the VCONN supply terminal from the first CC terminal of the USB-C controller when the voltage at the first CC terminal of the USB-C controller is greater than the voltage at the VCONN supply terminal by a predetermined threshold.