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CVE-2026-16769

An unencrypted 'pause encryption request' message causes a denial of service in the in the RS9116W/SiWx917.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.10%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An unencrypted 'pause encryption request' message causes a denial of service in the in the RS9116W/SiWx917. See vulnerability B-E10 in the related paper below.

CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.10% probability · 1th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-440
Source: product-security@silabs.com

References

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.02905
https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000x0Yqy

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.