CVE-2026-45816

HIGH

Apache NimBLE <= 1.9.0 SMP LTK Request - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 46.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (2)
apache/nimble < 1.10.0
Apache Software Foundation/Apache NimBLE < 1.9.0
Published Jul 24, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 24, 2026