CVE-2025-52435 (GCVE-0-2025-52435)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-10 09:47 – Updated: 2026-01-12 19:07
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Title
Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Invalid error handling in pause encryption procedure in NimBLE controller
Summary
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.
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Apache Software Foundation Apache Mynewt NimBLE Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.8.0 (semver)
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Henrik Schnor <henrik.schnor@mailbox.org>
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