CVE-2021-42764

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CVSS 3.1

9.1 critical

EPSS

<1%p59

Published

Oct 20, 2021 (Oct 20, 2021)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Ethereum consensus protocol through 2021-10-19 allows an adversary to cause a denial of service (delayed consensus decisions), and also increase the profits of individual validators, via short-range reorganizations of the underlying consensus chain.

Vendors: proof-of-stake ethereum project
Products: proof-of-stake ethereum
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.0%)

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