Executive brief
Erroneous Proof of Work calculation in geth in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Affected products
- Go github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-2020-26240: GO-2022-0775 - Erroneous Proof of Work calculation in geth in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
CVE-2020-26240 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21
Technologies: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go). Vendors: Go.
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