---
id: CVE-2026-16769
title: >-
  An unencrypted 'pause encryption request' message causes a denial of service
  in the in the RS9116W/SiWx917
summary: >-
  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.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-440
vendor: silabs.com
product: WiseCnnect
affected:
  - WiseCnnect >= 2.0.0 <= 2.*.*
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:17:51.163'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16769'
references:
  - url: 'https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.02905'
    label: product-security@silabs.com
  - url: 'https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000x0Yqy'
    label: product-security@silabs.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T18:08:48.732935Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T16:34:19.228Z'
epss: 0.001
epssPercentile: 0.00951
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.