CVE-2024-47079 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-47079: Unauthorized usage of remote hardware module because of missing channel verification

Vendor Meshtastic
Product firmware
Weakness CWE-345
Published October 7, 2024
Last update October 7, 2024

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Meshtastic is an open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices. Meshtastic firmware is an open source firmware implementation for the broader project. The remote hardware module of the firmware does not have proper checks to ensure a remote hardware control message was received should be considered valid. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.5.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 7, 2024 CVE published
October 7, 2024 Record updated