What is CVE-2026-16101?

CVE-2026-16101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Silabs.com Wiseconnect, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-16101?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Silabs.com Wiseconnect

CVE-2026-16101

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

Published 2026-08-13 · last modified 2026-09-08.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Silabs.com Wiseconnect — versions 4.0.0, 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

docs.silabs.com/sisdk-release-notes/latest/sisdk-wifi-release-notes/sisdk-wifib… (release-notes)
docs.silabs.com/rs9116-wiseconnect/latest/wifibt-wc-release-notes/rs9116-ble-re… (release-notes)
community.silabs.com/068Vm00000x0yyH (vendor-advisory, permissions-required)
www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/blerp-ble-re-pairing-attacks-and-defenses/ (related)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16101?: CVE-2026-16101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Silabs.com Wiseconnect, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-16101?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.