VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-42765

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-10-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Ethereum consensus protocol through 2021-10-19 allows an adversary to leverage network delay to cause a denial of service (indefinite stalling of consensus decisions).

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references