What is CVE-2024-45838?

CVE-2024-45838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gotenna, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-45838?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gotenna

CVE-2024-45838

The goTenna Pro ATAK Plugin does not encrypt callsigns in messages. It is advised to not use sensitive information in callsigns when using this and previous versions of the plugin. Update to current plugin version which uses AES-256 encryption for callsigns in encrypted operation

Published 2024-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gotenna
Gotenna Pro Atak Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-270-05 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, government-resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45838?: CVE-2024-45838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gotenna, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-45838?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.