What is CVE-2022-24659?

CVE-2022-24659 is a high-severity vulnerability in Goldshell Miner Firmware, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-24659?

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

Path Traversal in Goldshell Miner Firmware

CVE-2022-24659

Goldshell ASIC Miners v2.2.1 and below was discovered to contain a path traversal vulnerability which allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the device.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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

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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (74.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Goldshell Miner Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

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-2022-24659?: CVE-2022-24659 is a high-severity vulnerability in Goldshell Miner Firmware, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-24659?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.