Description
An issue in BitChat for iOS v1.15.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an unauthenticated MESSAGE packet into the mesh gossip cache
Published: 2026-08-28
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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Title Unauthenticated MESSAGE packet causes denial of service via mesh gossip cache in BitChat iOS

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0000

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Title BitChat iOS Denial of Service via Mesh Gossip Cache
Weaknesses CWE-400

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-444
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Permissionlesstech
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Title BitChat iOS Denial of Service via Mesh Gossip Cache
Weaknesses CWE-400

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description An issue in BitChat for iOS v1.15.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an unauthenticated MESSAGE packet into the mesh gossip cache
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T19:08:13.111Z

Reserved: 2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-51376

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T19:06:30.707Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-28T20:18:04.077

Modified: 2026-09-01T19:17:21.200

Link: CVE-2026-51376

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-09-02T09:00:14Z

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