CVE-2024-51426
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Ethereum v.1.12.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate...
An issue in the PepeGxng smart contract (which can be run on the Ethereum blockchain) allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via the _transfer function. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the impact is limited to function calls.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue in the PepeGxng smart contract (which can be run on the Ethereum blockchain) allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via the _transfer function. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the impact is limited to function calls.
- Record
CVE-2024-51426- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-45348
An issue in the PepeGxng smart contract (which can be run on the Ethereum blockchain) allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via the _transfer function. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the impact is limited to function calls.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45348- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhx7-6233-wm3w
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Ethereum v.1.12.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate...
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Ethereum v.1.12.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the _transfer function.
- Record
GHSA-xhx7-6233-wm3w- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue in the PepeGxng smart contract (which can be run on the Ethereum blockchain) allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via the _transfer function. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the impact is limited to function calls.
- Record
CVE-2024-51426- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-51426 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ethereum, published October 30, 2024. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile.