Description
J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Improper handling of Pause Encryption procedure on Link Layer results in a previously encrypted connection being left in un-encrypted state allowing an eavesdropper to observe the remainder of the exchange. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through <= 1.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ow8dzpsqfh9llfclh5fzh6z237brzc0s
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
11.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-5
Status
published
Products (1)
apache/nimble
< 1.9.0
Published
Jan 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026