What is CVE-2020-8806?

CVE-2020-8806 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electriccoin Zcashd, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-8806?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Electriccoin Zcashd

CVE-2020-8806

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Electriccoin Zcashd
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8806?: CVE-2020-8806 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electriccoin Zcashd, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-8806?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.