Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2025· Updated Aug 18, 2025
Meshtastic allows crafting of specific NodeInfo packets that overwrite any publicKey saved in the NodeDB
CVE-2025-55293
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.
Affected products
1- Range: < 2.6.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/meshtastic/firmware/commit/cf7f0f9d0895602df3453a4f5cfea843f4e09744mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/meshtastic/firmware/pull/6372mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/meshtastic/firmware/security/advisories/GHSA-95pq-gj5v-4fg2mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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