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CVE-2022-21685

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-21685 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the MODEXP precompile implementation of Frontier, Substrate's Ethereum compatibility layer. This flaw can lead to a node crash in debug builds or an EVM out-of-gas error in release builds. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2022-01-13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:parity:frontier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0133 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

rustGHSA-cjg2-2fjg-fph4medium

Integer underflow in Frontier

Jan 14, 2022

References

github.com / paritytech/frontier/commit/8a93fdc6c9f4eb1d2f2a11b7ff1d12d70bf5a664
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / paritytech/frontier/pull/549
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / paritytech/frontier/security/advisories/GHSA-cjg2-2fjg-fph4
PatchThird Party Advisory