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.
History

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Meshtastic
Meshtastic firmware
Vendors & Products Meshtastic
Meshtastic firmware

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Meshtastic allows crafting of specific NodeInfo packets that overwrite any publicKey saved in the NodeDB
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-08-18T17:24:35.254Z

Updated: 2025-08-18T17:41:25.082Z

Reserved: 2025-08-12T16:15:30.237Z

Link: CVE-2025-55293

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-18T17:41:16.037Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-18T18:15:39.590

Modified: 2025-08-18T20:16:28.750

Link: CVE-2025-55293

cve-icon Redhat

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