CVE-2024-51424Network attack vector

Unspecified smart-contract impact through Owned.setOwner

Published Oct 30, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2024

A disputed smart-contract issue in Ethereum 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause unspecified impact through Owned.setOwner. The CNA identifies the function but does not disclose any missing authorization check, unsafe state transition, or other wrong operation on attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires a transaction invoking the deployed PepeGxng contract, and the published dispute limits the alleged impact to function calls.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A disputed smart-contract issue in Ethereum 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause unspecified impact through Owned.setOwner. The CNA identifies the function but does not disclose any missing authorization check, unsafe state transition, or other wrong operation on attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires a transaction invoking the deployed PepeGxng contract, and the published dispute limits the alleged impact to function calls.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-51424
Published
Oct 30, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2024
Vendor
Ethereum Foundation
Product
Ethereum
Classifications
CWE-94
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.12.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ethereum Foundation · Ethereumversion=1.12.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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