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TI-2024-35412 Aliases CVE-2024-52915GHSA-m86g-cwq8-wqrm

Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted INV message.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00646 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.20.0VulnerableBitcoin
  • cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.20.0 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52915
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m86g-cwq8-wqrm
  3. 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-18826 Memory management and protection issues in Bitcoin Core v22 allows attackers to modify… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-12251 Bitcoin Core 0.14.x before 0.14.3, 0.15.x before 0.15.2, and 0.16.x before 0.16.3 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-23274 Bitcoin Core before 25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocktxn… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-35417 Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-15274 Bitcoin Core before 24.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-12252 Bitcoin Core 0.16.x before 0.16.2 and Bitcoin Knots 0.16.x before 0.16.2 allow remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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