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CVE-2025-52435

Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Invalid error handling in pause encryption procedure in NimBLE controller

Published: Jan 10, 2026Updated: Jan 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-5
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-5

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
nimbleWeb App
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache Mynewt NimBLELibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/164f1c23c18a290908df76ed83fe848bfe4a4903
github.com
https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/ec3d75e909fa6dcadf1836fefc4432794a673d18
github.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ow8dzpsqfh9llfclh5fzh6z237brzc0s
lists.apache.org
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