The remote management interface of cgminer 4.10.0 and bfgminer 5.5.0 allows an…
Priority LOW 33CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The remote management interface of cgminer 4.10.0 and bfgminer 5.5.0 allows an authenticated remote attacker to write the miner configuration file to arbitrary locations on the server due to missing basedir restrictions (absolute directory traversal).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02319 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bfgminer:bfgminer:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | Bfgminer |
| cpe:2.3:a:cgminer_project:cgminer:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10.0 | Vulnerable | Cgminer Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:bfgminer:bfgminer:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Bfgminer
- cpe:2.3:a:cgminer_project:cgminer:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 Vulnerable ·Cgminer Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10057
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fj2-f693-x66w
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-10057 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10057 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fj2-f693-x66w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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