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GHSA-wpxw-5xfm-x22v

HIGH

MeshCentral algorithm-downgrade issue

Also known asCVE-2023-51842
Published
Jan 29, 2024
Updated
Feb 6, 2024
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
1 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.8%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk53th percentile+0.58%
0.00%0.45%0.89%1.33%0.2%0.8%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.

meshcentralnpm
10Kdownloads / week

Description

An algorithm-downgrade issue was discovered in Ylianst MeshCentral 1.1.16.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmmeshcentralall versions1.1.17
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    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.

  2. Fix

    Update meshcentral to 1.1.17 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-wpxw-5xfm-x22v is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-wpxw-5xfm-x22v 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-wpxw-5xfm-x22v. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

An algorithm-downgrade issue was discovered in Ylianst MeshCentral 1.1.16.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-wpxw-5xfm-x22v in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-wpxw-5xfm-x22v across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.