High 7.5Published Jul 24, 2026

CVE-2026-45816NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Apache NimBLE in LE Long Term Key Request event.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:00 UTC)

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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: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apache nimble apache:nimble	before 1.10.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/9448c5f495eb55018121b24a9dab5305c9222ea1patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread/psppdk5j8jnq1m4jn96tnfofspgqvzvnmailing-list, vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/15mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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