CVE-2012-4898
Tropos Wireless Mesh Routers Insufficient Entropy
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of entropy for SSH keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device or modify a client-server data stream by leveraging knowledge of a key from a product installation elsewhere.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Tropos Wireless Mesh Routers Insufficient Entropy
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of entropy for SSH keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device or modify a client-server data stream by leveraging knowledge of a key from a product installation elsewhere.
- Record
CVE-2012-4898- CVSS 2.0
- 6.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4823
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of entropy for SSH keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device or modify a client-server data stream by leveraging knowledge of a key from a product installation elsewhere.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4823- CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g369-p2rw-gqjr No score
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of...
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of entropy for SSH keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device or modify a client-server data stream by leveraging knowledge of a key from a product installation elsewhere.
- Record
GHSA-g369-p2rw-gqjr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Mesh OS before 7.9.1.1 on Tropos wireless mesh routers does not use a sufficient source of entropy for SSH keys, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a device or modify a client-server data stream by leveraging knowledge of a key from a product installation elsewhere.
- Record
CVE-2012-4898- CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4898 is a vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Tropos Mesh Os, published December 18, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.