Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Apache NimBLE
CVE-2025-62235

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Mynewt Nimble
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-62235?

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache NimBLE can be exploited through the reception of specially crafted Security Requests. This may allow an attacker to remove the original device bonding and re-bond with a fraudulent device, undermining the security posture of the affected system. Users of version 1.8.0 should upgrade to version 1.9.0 promptly to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Mynewt NimBLE 0 <= 1.8.0

References

https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/41f67e391e...
patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread/rw2mrpfwb9d9wmq4h4b6ctcd6...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Tommaso Sacchetti <tommaso.sacchetti@gmail.com>
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