extcap/nrf_sniffer_ble.py, extcap/nrf_sniffer_ble.sh, extcap/SnifferAPI/*.py in Nordic…
Priority HIGH 67CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
extcap/nrf_sniffer_ble.py, extcap/nrf_sniffer_ble.sh, extcap/SnifferAPI/*.py in Nordic Semiconductor nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth LE 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 4.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 have set incorrect file permission, which allows attackers to do code execution via modified bash and python scripts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nordicsemi:nrf_sniffer_for_bluetooth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Nordicsemi |
- cpe:2.3:a:nordicsemi:nrf_sniffer_for_bluetooth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Nordicsemi
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46870
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2m4-x7mj-qfqv
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-46870 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46870 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2m4-x7mj-qfqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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