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high 7.5

CVE-2021-25834 json

Authentication bypass by capture-replay in github.com/cosmos/ethermint

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-93p5-8fqw-wjx3 , GO-2022-0813 , EUVD-2022-0930

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cosmos Network Ethermint <= v0.4.0 is affected by a transaction replay vulnerability in the EVM module. If the victim sends a very large nonce transaction, the attacker can replay the transaction through the application.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/cosmos/ethermint 0.4.1

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Exploit prediction

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% 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
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/cosmos/ethermint
<0.4.1
0.4.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

Sources

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