Description
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.
Problem types
CWE-5 J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption
Product status
Any version
Credits
Henrik Schnor <henrik.schnor@mailbox.org>
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/1
github.com/...ommit/164f1c23c18a290908df76ed83fe848bfe4a4903
github.com/...ommit/ec3d75e909fa6dcadf1836fefc4432794a673d18
lists.apache.org/thread/ow8dzpsqfh9llfclh5fzh6z237brzc0s
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