CVE-2020-5232 describes a critical vulnerability in the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) where an ENS domain owner could transfer ownership and then unilaterally reclaim it without the new owner's consent, effectively creating a trapdoor. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.7) has a network attack vector with low complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. While a new ENS deployment addresses this issue, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ens.domains:ethereum_name_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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