FKIE_CVE-2025-52435

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-10 10:15 - Updated: 2026-01-14 16:30
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
References
security@apache.orghttps://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/164f1c23c18a290908df76ed83fe848bfe4a4903Patch
security@apache.orghttps://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/ec3d75e909fa6dcadf1836fefc4432794a673d18Patch
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/ow8dzpsqfh9llfclh5fzh6z237brzc0sMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache nimble *
To clipboard 

{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:nimble:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DC033019-AA62-465E-AD0A-8018D8C89ED3",
              "versionEndExcluding": "1.9.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.\n\nImproper 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.\nThis issue affects Apache NimBLE: through \u003c= 1.8.0.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-52435",
  "lastModified": "2026-01-14T16:30:55.960",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-01-10T10:15:50.320",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security@apache.org",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/164f1c23c18a290908df76ed83fe848bfe4a4903"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@apache.org",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/ec3d75e909fa6dcadf1836fefc4432794a673d18"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@apache.org",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/ow8dzpsqfh9llfclh5fzh6z237brzc0s"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/1"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security@apache.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-5"
        }
      ],
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.