CVE-2022-23328

Name: CVE-2022-23328
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-03-04T12:15:07.93+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.85%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-23328 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A design flaw in all versions of Go-Ethereum allows an attacker node to send 5120 pending transactions of a high gas price from one account that all fully spend the full balance of the account to a victim Geth node, which can purge all of pending transactions in a victim node's memory pool and then occupy the memory pool to prevent new transactions from entering the pool, resulting in a denial of service (DoS).. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A design flaw in all versions of Go-Ethereum allows an attacker node to send 5120 pending transactions of a high gas price from one account that all fully spend the full balance of the account to a victim Geth node, which can purge all of pending transactions in a victim node's memory pool and then occupy the memory pool to prevent new transactions from entering the pool, resulting in a denial of service (DoS).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.85%

76.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ethereum	Go Ethereum	All versions

References

http://ethereum.comProduct
http://go-ethereum.comProduct
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3460120.3485369Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://tristartom.github.io/docs/ccs21.pdfExploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
http://ethereum.comProduct
http://go-ethereum.comProduct
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3460120.3485369Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://tristartom.github.io/docs/ccs21.pdfExploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 4, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-23328?

How severe is CVE-2022-23328?

CVE-2022-23328 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23328?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST