CVE-2025-53470 json
Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in NimBLE HCI H4 driver
published 2026-01-10 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-1849
- cvss
- 3.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE HCI H4 driver. Specially crafted HCI event could lead to invalid memory read in H4 driver.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.
This issue requires a broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9, which fixes the issue.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 9 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Mynewt NimBLE
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
github.com
/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/b973df0c6cf7b30efbf8eb2cafdc1ee843464b76
patch
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/32sm0944dyod4sdql77stgyw9xb2msc0
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-53470
- NVD CVE-2025-53470
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