CVE-2026-45816 (GCVE-0-2026-45816)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-24 12:11 – Updated: 2026-07-24 18:22
VLAI
Title
Apache NimBLE: NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in SMP LTK request
Summary
NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Apache NimBLE in LE Long Term Key Request event. This requires disabled asserts (otherwise assert would trigger before NULL dereference) and bogus (or misbehaving) controller, thus severity is low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.9.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.10.0, which fixes the issue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-24 18:22 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1112 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache NimBLE Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.9.0 (semver)
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Credits
Chongqing Lei <leicq@seu.edu.cn>
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