Mesh service disruption via unauthenticated cache poisoning
Published Aug 28, 2026 · Updated Aug 28, 2026
Denial of service in BitChat for iOS 1.15.0 allows physically proximate attackers to disrupt mesh messaging via crafted BLE packets. BLEService trusts the packet-embedded sender identity, admits unsigned TTL=0 MESSAGE packets, and caches broadcasts before the final acceptance check. Bluetooth proximity and a fresh ANNOUNCE are required; poisoned entries then replay through gossip synchronization without user interaction.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in BitChat for iOS 1.15.0 allows physically proximate attackers to disrupt mesh messaging via crafted BLE packets. BLEService trusts the packet-embedded sender identity, admits unsigned TTL=0 MESSAGE packets, and caches broadcasts before the final acceptance check. Bluetooth proximity and a fresh ANNOUNCE are required; poisoned entries then replay through gossip synchronization without user interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-51376
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1642
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- BitChat 1.15.0 iOS BLE cache-poisoning proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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