CVE-2022-24916 json
Optimism before @eth-optimism/l2geth@0.5.11 allows economic griefing because a balance is duplicated upon contract self-destruction.
published 2022-02-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-29671
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Optimism before @eth-optimism/l2geth@0.5.11 allows economic griefing because a balance is duplicated upon contract self-destruction.
Patch / fix
- optimism eth-optimism/l2geth 0.5.11
Exploit prediction
1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- saurik.com https://www.saurik.com/optimism.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
github.com
/ethereum-optimism/optimism/pull/2146
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/ethereum-optimism/optimism/compare/%40eth-optimism%2Fl2geth%400.5.10...%40eth-optimism%2Fl2geth%400.5.11
patch, third-party-advisory
-
saurik.com
/optimism.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
optimismpbc.medium.com
/disclosure-fixing-a-critical-bug-in-optimisms-geth-fork-a836ebdf7c94
third-party-advisory
-
news.ycombinator.com
/item?id=30289240
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-24916
- NVD CVE-2022-24916
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