CVE-2026-45816

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/9448c5f495eb55018121b24a9dab5305c9222ea1	Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread/psppdk5j8jnq1m4jn96tnfofspgqvzvn	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/15	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:nimble:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-07-24 13:18

Updated : 2026-07-27 14:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-45816

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45816

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45816

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Products Affected

apache

nimble

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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