CVE-2022-37450 (GCVE-0-2022-37450)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-05 20:30 – Updated: 2024-08-03 10:29
VLAI KEVintel KEV
Summary
Go Ethereum (aka geth) through 1.10.21 allows attackers to increase rewards by mining blocks in certain situations, and using a manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks, aka Riskless Uncle Making (RUM), as exploited in the wild in 2020 through 2022.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 2ad06381-3010-461b-a1d8-d2e5e954b632

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-37450

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-08-05 20:30 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-08-05
Asserted: 2022-08-05
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Go Ethereum (aka geth) through 1.10.21 allows attackers to increase rewards by mining blocks in certain situations, and using a manipulation of... | Affected: Ethereum / Go Ethereum | CVSS: 5.9 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Go Ethereum (aka geth) through 1.10.21 allows attackers to increase rewards by mining blocks in certain situations, and using a manipulation of...
Vendor Ethereum
Product Go Ethereum
Added Date 2022-08-05T20:30:46.000Z
Cvss Score 5.9
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:47 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:47 UTC
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