CVE-2025-62235
Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Incorrect handling of SMP Security Request could lead to undesirable pairing
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Receiving specially crafted Security Request could lead to removal of original bond and re-bond with impostor. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Incorrect handling of SMP Security Request could lead to undesirable pairing
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Receiving specially crafted Security Request could lead to removal of original bond and re-bond with impostor. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-62235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1851
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Receiving specially crafted Security Request could lead to removal of original bond and re-bond with impostor. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-1851- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mfp-xmv3-hv35
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Receiving specially crafted...
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Receiving specially crafted Security Request could lead to removal of original bond and re-bond with impostor. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-8mfp-xmv3-hv35- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Receiving specially crafted Security Request could lead to removal of original bond and re-bond with impostor. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-62235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Incorrect handling of SMP Security Request could lead to undesirable pairing
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Receiving specially crafted Security Request could lead to removal of original bond and re-bond with impostor. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-62235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-62235 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Apache Nimble, published January 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/41f67e391e788c5feef9030026cc5cbc5431838a
lists.apache.org/thread/rw2mrpfwb9d9wmq4h4b6ctcd6gpkk2ho
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62235