CVE-2026-45811CWE-120

Apache NimBLE: Buffer overflow in socket HCI transport

High · published July 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.

The HCI socket transport did not check whether a received HCI event would fit the configured event pool before copying it, allowing a buffer overflow. Severity is low: exploitation requires either a misconfigured pool size or a malicious/compromised controller on the other end of the HCI socket link, not over-the-air Bluetooth access.

This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.9.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.10.0, which fixes the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00482 · 40.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Published
2026-07-24T12:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUL 12:09Z
    Apache NimBLE: Buffer overflow in socket HCI transport
    cvelistv5