CVE-2026-16101 (GCVE-0-2026-16101)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 14:15 – Updated: 2026-08-13 17:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
forced re-pairing with already bonded device
Summary
Spoofing an already bonded device can force either RS9116W or SiWx917 to re-pair/bond with a rogue device. See V1 in BLERP paper below
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 17:01 UTC
CWE
- CWE-290 - Authentication bypass by spoofing
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.silabs.com/sisdk-release-notes/lates… | release-notes |
| https://docs.silabs.com/rs9116-wiseconnect/latest… | release-notes |
| https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000x0yyH | vendor-advisorypermissions-required |
| https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/blerp-b… | related |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| silabs.com | WiseConnect |
Affected:
4.0.0 , < 4.1.0
(semver)
Affected: 2.0.0 , < 2.14.0 (semver) |
guessed |
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2026-16101",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-08-13T17:01:06.822132Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T17:01:15.389Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"packageName": "SiSDK",
"product": "WiseConnect",
"vendor": "silabs.com",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "4.1.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.0.0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "2.14.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.0.0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "Spoofing an already bonded device can force either RS9116W or SiWx917 to re-pair/bond with a rogue device. See V1 in BLERP paper below"
}
],
"value": "Spoofing an already bonded device can force either RS9116W or SiWx917 to re-pair/bond with a rogue device. See V1 in BLERP paper below"
}
],
"impacts": [
{
"capecId": "CAPEC-114",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CAPEC-114 Authentication Abuse"
}
]
},
{
"capecId": "CAPEC-115",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass"
}
]
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-290",
"description": "CWE-290 Authentication bypass by spoofing",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T14:15:39.654Z",
"orgId": "030b2754-1501-44a4-bef8-48be86a33bf4",
"shortName": "Silabs"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"release-notes"
],
"url": "https://docs.silabs.com/sisdk-release-notes/latest/sisdk-wifi-release-notes/sisdk-wifible-ble-release-notes"
},
{
"tags": [
"release-notes"
],
"url": "https://docs.silabs.com/rs9116-wiseconnect/latest/wifibt-wc-release-notes/rs9116-ble-release-notes#bug-fixes"
},
{
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"permissions-required"
],
"url": "https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000x0yyH"
},
{
"tags": [
"related"
],
"url": "https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/blerp-ble-re-pairing-attacks-and-defenses/"
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "UNKNOWN"
},
"title": "forced re-pairing with already bonded device",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.4"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "030b2754-1501-44a4-bef8-48be86a33bf4",
"assignerShortName": "Silabs",
"cveId": "CVE-2026-16101",
"datePublished": "2026-08-13T14:15:39.654Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-07-17T14:36:03.677Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T17:01:15.389Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"epss": {
"cve": "CVE-2026-16101",
"date": "2026-09-26",
"epss": "0.00351",
"percentile": "0.2617"
},
"nvd": {
"cve": {
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"packageName": "SiSDK",
"product": "WiseConnect",
"vendor": "silabs.com",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "4.1.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.0.0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "2.14.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.0.0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"source": "product-security@silabs.com"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Spoofing an already bonded device can force either RS9116W or SiWx917 to re-pair/bond with a rogue device. See V1 in BLERP paper below"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-16101",
"lastModified": "2026-09-08T19:12:59.557",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "product-security@silabs.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"id": "CVE-2026-16101",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-08-13T17:01:06.822132Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-13T15:19:33.347",
"references": [
{
"source": "product-security@silabs.com",
"url": "https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000x0yyH"
},
{
"source": "product-security@silabs.com",
"url": "https://docs.silabs.com/rs9116-wiseconnect/latest/wifibt-wc-release-notes/rs9116-ble-release-notes#bug-fixes"
},
{
"source": "product-security@silabs.com",
"url": "https://docs.silabs.com/sisdk-release-notes/latest/sisdk-wifi-release-notes/sisdk-wifible-ble-release-notes"
},
{
"source": "product-security@silabs.com",
"url": "https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/blerp-ble-re-pairing-attacks-and-defenses/"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "product-security@silabs.com",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-290"
}
],
"source": "product-security@silabs.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
},
"vulnrichment": {
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2026-16101",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-08-13T17:01:06.822132Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T17:01:11.826Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"packageName": "SiSDK",
"product": "WiseConnect",
"vendor": "silabs.com",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "4.1.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.0.0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "2.14.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.0.0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "Spoofing an already bonded device can force either RS9116W or SiWx917 to re-pair/bond with a rogue device. See V1 in BLERP paper below"
}
],
"value": "Spoofing an already bonded device can force either RS9116W or SiWx917 to re-pair/bond with a rogue device. See V1 in BLERP paper below"
}
],
"impacts": [
{
"capecId": "CAPEC-114",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CAPEC-114 Authentication Abuse"
}
]
},
{
"capecId": "CAPEC-115",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass"
}
]
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-290",
"description": "CWE-290 Authentication bypass by spoofing",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T14:15:39.654Z",
"orgId": "030b2754-1501-44a4-bef8-48be86a33bf4",
"shortName": "Silabs"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"release-notes"
],
"url": "https://docs.silabs.com/sisdk-release-notes/latest/sisdk-wifi-release-notes/sisdk-wifible-ble-release-notes"
},
{
"tags": [
"release-notes"
],
"url": "https://docs.silabs.com/rs9116-wiseconnect/latest/wifibt-wc-release-notes/rs9116-ble-release-notes#bug-fixes"
},
{
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"permissions-required"
],
"url": "https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000x0yyH"
},
{
"tags": [
"related"
],
"url": "https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/blerp-ble-re-pairing-attacks-and-defenses/"
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "UNKNOWN"
},
"title": "forced re-pairing with already bonded device",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.4"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "030b2754-1501-44a4-bef8-48be86a33bf4",
"assignerShortName": "Silabs",
"cveId": "CVE-2026-16101",
"datePublished": "2026-08-13T14:15:39.654Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-07-17T14:36:03.677Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T17:01:15.389Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…