CVE-2025-55293

9.4 CRITICAL
Published: August 18, 2025 Modified: October 17, 2025

Description

Meshtastic is an open source mesh networking solution. Prior to v2.6.3, an attacker can send NodeInfo with a empty publicKey first, then overwrite it with a new key. First sending a empty key bypasses 'if (p.public_key.size > 0) {', clearing the existing publicKey (and resetting the size to 0) for a known node. Then a new key bypasses 'if (info->user.public_key.size > 0) {', and this malicious key is stored in NodeDB. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.6.3.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/pull/6372
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/security/advisories/GHSA-95pq-gj5v-4fg2
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Vendor Advisory

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

meshtastic