CVE-2024-45838

Callsign disclosure via missing message-field encryption

Published Sep 26, 2024 · Updated Oct 17, 2024

Cleartext transmission in goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin 1.9.12 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to read callsigns. The plugin omits callsign encryption when constructing messages even during encrypted operation, leaving that field exposed while other message content is protected. Exploitation requires access to nearby radio traffic and exposes callsign metadata that can reveal a user's location, team size, or team name.

CVSS severity2.3
Low
EPSS probability0.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext transmission in goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin 1.9.12 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to read callsigns. The plugin omits callsign encryption when constructing messages even during encrypted operation, leaving that field exposed while other message content is protected. Exploitation requires access to nearby radio traffic and exposes callsign metadata that can reveal a user's location, team size, or team name.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-45838
Published
Sep 26, 2024
Updated
Oct 17, 2024
Vendor
goTenna
Product
goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin
Classifications
CWE-319, T1040
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.9.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

goTenna · goTenna Pro ATAK Pluginversion=0 <=1.9.12

Published CVSS scores

4.3ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.3ICS-CERTCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
T1040Network Sniffing

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