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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Analyzed - security@apache.org

Published

2026-07-24

Last modified

2026-10-24

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Nimble (Apache)
• Apache Nimble (Apache Software Foundation)

References

• https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/9448c5f495eb55018121b24a9dab5305c9222ea1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/psppdk5j8jnq1m4jn96tnfofspgqvzvn
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/15