CVE-2025-24798
Meshtastic Route Crash Vulnerability (Denial of Service)
Description
Meshtastic is an open source mesh networking solution. From 1.2.1 until 2.6.2, a packet sent to the routing module that contains want_response==true causes a crash. This can lead to a degradation of service for nodes within range of a malicious sender, or via MQTT if downlink is enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.6.2.
INFO
Published Date :
July 10, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 10, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Meshtastic is an open source mesh networking solution. From 1.2.1 until 2.6.2, a packet sent to the routing module that contains want_response==true causes a crash. This can lead to a degradation of service for nodes within range of a malicious sender, or via MQTT if downlink is enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.6.2. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-617 Added Reference https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/blob/cdcbf4c61550e45c125e17a20aff4275e9389655/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp#L44-L48 Added Reference https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/commit/dc100e4d3e3dfbf58d3ead8141a49cddb0cbdc19 Added Reference https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/security/advisories/GHSA-4q84-546j-3mf5
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