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CVE-2020-5232highCWE-285

Ethereum Name Service - Malicious takeover of previously owned ENS names

21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 8.7epss 1.2%
exploitation probability
1.2%top 34% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A user who owns an ENS domain can set a trapdoor, allowing them to transfer ownership to another user, and later regain ownership without the new owners consent or awareness. A new ENS deployment is being rolled out that fixes this vulnerability in the ENS registry.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N