CVE-2022-37450

MEDIUM
Published Aug 5, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.9 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 5, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.9
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ethereumgo_ethereum* ≤1.10.21

References 4

  • dx.doi.org http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27813.99043
    Broken Link
  • github.com https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/671094279e8d27f4b4c3c94bf8b636c26b473976/core/forkchoice.go#L91-L94
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • medium.com https://medium.com/%40aviv.yaish/uncle-maker-time-stamping-out-the-competition-in-ethereum-d27c1cb62fef
  • news.ycombinator.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32354896
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.