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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-42266 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

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History

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Meshtastic meshtastic Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:meshtastic:meshtastic_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Meshtastic meshtastic Firmware

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title Unauthorized usage of remote hardware module because of missing channel verification
Weaknesses CWE-345
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-07T20:19:33.259Z

Reserved: 2024-09-17T17:42:37.030Z

Link: CVE-2024-47079

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-07T20:19:28.318Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-10-07T20:15:06.400

Modified: 2025-10-21T14:06:04.340

Link: CVE-2024-47079

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:45:24Z