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CVE-2024-47079: Unauthorized usage of remote hardware module because of missing channel verification
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-10-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-345
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.
Affected products
- meshtastic firmware: before 2.5.1 — fixed in 2.5.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: meshtastic firmware 2.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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