Security incident · CVE-2025-52883
Meshtastic-Android is an Android application for the mesh radio software Meshtastic.
Published Jun 24, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 24, 2025 · Meshtastic-Android
Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52883. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Meshtastic-Android is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.26%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor meshtastic Meshtastic-Android < 2.5.21
Meshtastic-Android is an Android application for the mesh radio software Meshtastic. Prior to version 2.5.21, an attacker is able to send an unencrypted direct message to a victim impersonating any other node of the mesh. This message will be displayed in the same chat that the victim normally communicates with the other node and it will appear as using PKC, while it is not. This means that the victim will be provided with a false sense of security due to the green padlock displayed when using PKC and they'll read the attacker's message as legitimate. Version 2.5.21 contains a patch for the is
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- vendor meshtastic Meshtastic-Android < 2.5.21< 2.5.21
How to fix CVE-2025-52883
Upgrade
CVE-2025-52883 lists a fix boundary at 2.5.21. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 2.5.21
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52883. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Meshtastic-Android is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with meshtastic Meshtastic-Android < 2.5.21 < 2.5.21. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 24, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
Meshtastic-Android is an Android application for the mesh radio software Meshtastic. Prior to version 2.5.21, an attacker is able to send an unencrypted direct message to a victim impersonating any other node of the mesh. This message will be displayed in the same chat that the victim normally communicates with the other node and it will appear as using PKC, while it is not. This means that the vi
Jun 24, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
Meshtastic-Android is an Android application for the mesh radio software Meshtastic. Prior to version 2.5.21, an attacker is able to send an unencrypted direct message to a victim impersonating any other node of the mesh. This message will be displayed in the same chat that the victim normally communicates with the other node and it will appear as using PKC, while it is not. This means that the vi
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52883
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-52883
30-day exploitation probability 0.26%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19065
Meshtastic-Android is an Android application for the mesh radio software Meshtastic. Prior to version 2.5.21, an attacker is able to send an unencrypted direct message to a victim impersonating any other node of the mesh. This message will be displayed in the same chat that the v
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- EUVDOct 20, 2026