CVE-2020-5232

HIGH EPSS 63.8%
Published Jan 31, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.7 CVSS 3.1
High
Find Similar
Published Jan 31, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A user who owns an ENS domain can set a trapdoor, allowing them to transfer ownership to another user, and later regain ownership without the new owners consent or awareness. A new ENS deployment is being rolled out that fixes this vulnerability in the ENS registry.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
5.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
63.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-285

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ens.domainsethereum_name_service* ≤0.1.0

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/ensdomains/ens/commit/36e10e71fcddcade88646821e0a57cc6c19e1ecf
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/ensdomains/ens/security/advisories/GHSA-8f9f-pc5v-9r5h
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/ensdomains/ens/commit/36e10e71fcddcade88646821e0a57cc6c19e1ecf
    PatchThird Party Advisory