CVE-2020-8806 json
Electric Coin Company Zcashd before 2.1.1-1 allows attackers to trigger consensus failure and double spending.
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-29654
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Electric Coin Company Zcashd before 2.1.1-1 allows attackers to trigger consensus failure and double spending. A valid chain could be incorrectly rejected because timestamp requirements on block headers were not properly enforced.
Patch / fix
- electriccoin zcashd 2.1.1
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1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
electriccoin.co
/blog/new-releases-2-1-1-and-hotfix-2-1-1-1/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-8806
- NVD CVE-2020-8806
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