CVE-2023-51842 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An algorithm-downgrade issue was discovered in Ylianst MeshCentral 1.1.16.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00192.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Meshcentral	Meshcentral

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:meshcentral:meshcentral:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-0450	An algorithm-downgrade issue was discovered in Ylianst MeshCentral 1.1.16.
Github GHSA	GHSA-wpxw-5xfm-x22v	MeshCentral algorithm-downgrade issue

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/tree/master
https://github.com/tianjk99/Cryptographic-Misuses/blob/main/Bug_MeshCentral.md
https://github.com/tianjk99/Cryptographic-Misuses/blob/main/CVE-2023-51842.md

History

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-02T19:34:59.744Z

Reserved: 2023-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-51842

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:48:12.069Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-29T20:15:15.150

Modified: 2025-06-02T20:15:21.457

Link: CVE-2023-51842

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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