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CVE-2026-8676NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Simplicity SDK: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CVE-2026-8676 is a high-severity authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Simplicity SDK from Silabs.com, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 2024.12.0 as the first without the flaw, so updating Simplicity SDK to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.2% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Simplicity SDK to 2024.12.0 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Silabs.comSimplicity SDKbefore 2024.12.02024.12.0

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (silabs.com).

Official description

An attacker is able to downgrade the security of a Bluetooth LE connection by deleting an existing bond, spoofing the bonded device and creating a new bond.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.

More Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerabilities (CWE-290)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Simplicity SDK

All Simplicity SDK vulnerabilities

Recent Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerabilities

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