CVE-2024-37159: Evmos is missing create validator check

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

Evmos is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Hub on the Cosmos Network. This vulnerability allowed a user to create a validator using vested tokens to deposit the self-bond. This vulnerability is fixed in 18.0.0.

Affected products

evmos: before 18.0.0 — fixed in 18.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: evmos 18.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/evmos/evmos/commit/b2a09ca66613d8b04decd3f2dcba8e1e77709dcb
https://github.com/evmos/evmos/security/advisories/GHSA-pxv8-qhrh-jc7v
https://github.com/evmos/evmos/commit/b2a09ca66613d8b04decd3f2dcba8e1e77709dcb
https://github.com/evmos/evmos/security/advisories/GHSA-pxv8-qhrh-jc7v

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