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CVE-2021-42764

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.1 Published: 2021-10-20 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Ethereum consensus protocol through 2021-10-19 allows an adversary to cause a denial of service (delayed consensus decisions), and also increase the profits of individual validators, via short-range reorganizations of the underlying consensus chain.

Affected Platforms

Proof-Of-Stake Ethereum Project Proof-Of-Stake Ethereum

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References