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CVE-2026-10685

HIGH · CVSS 7.6 EPSS 0.30% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-31 · Last synced 2026-08-30

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The vulnerability affects the Zephyr Bluetooth GATT client, specifically in the handling of subscription parameters during the CCC-write response process. An attacker can exploit this flaw to cause memory corruption or denial of service through a use-after-free condition, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Developers and security teams using Zephyr in their Bluetooth applications should prioritize addressing this issue to mitigate risks associated with memory management and remote exploitation.

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CVE
CVE-2026-10685
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.6
EPSS
0.30%

Original NVD Description

The Zephyr Bluetooth GATT client CCC-write response handler gatt_write_ccc_rsp() in subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c invoked the application's params->subscribe() callback after it had already called params->notify(conn, params, NULL, 0). Per the public GATT API, a notify callback with NULL data is the documented signal that the subscription has terminated and the bt_gatt_subscribe_params struct may be freed or reused by the application; calling subscribe() on the struct afterwards is a use-after-free, including an indirect call through the freed params->subscribe function pointer. The error branch is remotely (adjacent) reachable: a Zephyr device acting as a GATT client that calls bt_gatt_subscribe() can be driven into this ordering when a connected GATT server peer answers the CCC write with an ATT Error Response (the peer-supplied error code flows through att_error_rsp -> att_handle_rsp into gatt_write_ccc_rsp). For applications that free or recycle subscription parameters in their notification-termination handler, this results in memory corruption, a crash (denial of service), or potentially attacker-influenced control flow. The fix reorders the handler so the subscribe() callback runs before the terminating notify(NULL) in both the error and unsubscribe paths.

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