Vulnerability in Evmos
CVE-2024-37158
Evmos is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Hub on the Cosmos Network. Preliminary checks on actions computed by the clawback vesting accounts are performed in the ante handler. Evmos core, implements two different ante handlers: one for Cosmos transactions and one for Ethereum transactions. Checks performed on the two implementation are different. The vulnerability discovered allowed a clawback account to bypass Cosmos ante handler checks by sending an Ethereum transaction targeting a precompile used to interact with a Cosmos SDK module. This vulnerability is fixed in 18.0.0.
EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Evmos — versions < 18.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37158?
- CVE-2024-37158 is a low-severity vulnerability in Evmos, classified under CWE-691. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2024-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37158?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.