What is CVE-2022-36604?

CVE-2022-36604 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canaan Avalon Asic Miner, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-36604?

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

Is CVE-2022-36604 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Canaan Avalon Asic Miner

CVE-2022-36604

An access control issue in Canaan Avalon ASIC Miner 2020.3.30 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily change user passwords via a crafted POST request.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2022-09-01 · 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:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-36604

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36604?: CVE-2022-36604 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canaan Avalon Asic Miner, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-36604?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36604 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.