What is CVE-2022-24657?

CVE-2022-24657 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Goldshell Miner Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-24657?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Goldshell Miner Firmware

CVE-2022-24657

Goldshell ASIC Miners v2.1.x was discovered to contain hardcoded credentials which allow attackers to remotely connect via the SSH protocol (port 22).

Published 2022-07-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Goldshell Miner Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

github.com/goldshellminer/firmware (Third Party Advisory)
jamesachambers.com/cryptocurrency-asic-miners-security-and-hacking-audit/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24657?: CVE-2022-24657 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Goldshell Miner Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-24657?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.