GHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j
CRITICALGHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-295 vulnerability in meshcentral. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Ylianst MeshCentral Missing SSL Certificate Validation
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
meshcentralnpmDescription
Ylianst MeshCentral 1.1.16 is vulnerable to Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | meshcentral | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for meshcentral. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of meshcentral has shipped for GHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-8xw6-9h78-c89j across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.