CVE-2019-15948

Texas Instruments CC256x and WL18xx dual-mode Bluetooth controller devices, when LE scan mode is...

8.8 High

Texas Instruments CC256x and WL18xx dual-mode Bluetooth controller devices, when LE scan mode is used, allow remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow via a malformed Bluetooth Low Energy advertising packet, to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. This affects CC256xC-BT-SP 1.2, CC256xB-BT-SP 1.8, and WL18xx-BT-SP 4.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.53%Down 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2019-15948
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.8 MediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2019-15948
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-6849 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-6849
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2jrq-wx46-frqw 8.8

Texas Instruments CC256x and WL18xx dual-mode Bluetooth controller devices, when LE scan mode is...

Record: GHSA-2jrq-wx46-frqw
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-15948 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ti Cc256xb-bt-sp Firmware, published November 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.