Summary
Evmos allows unvested token delegations
Impact
What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?
At the moment, users are able to delegate tokens that have not yet been vested. This affects employees and grantees who have funds managed via ClawbackVestingAccount.
The application does not correctly enforce access controls, allowing a principal to access resources or operations beyond their granted permissions. Typical impact: unauthorized data access or execution of privileged operations.
CVE-2024-37154 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?
The PR linked to this advisory includes part of the fix. The remainder is in a second advisory on the Cosmos SDK fork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2024-37154? CVE-2024-37154 is a medium-severity incorrect authorization vulnerability in github.com/evmos/evmos/v18 (go), affecting versions <= 18.1.0. No fixed version is listed yet. The application does not correctly enforce access controls, allowing a principal to access resources or operations beyond their granted permissions.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37154? CVE-2024-37154 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-37154?
github.com/evmos/evmos/v18(go) (versions <= 18.1.0)github.com/evmos/evmos/v17(go) (versions <= 17.0.1)github.com/evmos/evmos/v16(go) (versions <= 16.0.4)github.com/evmos/evmos/v15(go) (versions <= 15.0.0)github.com/evmos/evmos/v14(go) (versions <= 14.1.0)github.com/evmos/evmos/v13(go) (versions <= 13.0.2)github.com/evmos/evmos/v12(go) (versions <= 12.1.6)github.com/evmos/evmos/v11(go) (versions <= 11.0.2)github.com/evmos/evmos/v10(go) (versions <= 10.0.1)github.com/evmos/evmos/v9(go) (versions <= 9.1.0)github.com/evmos/evmos/v8(go) (versions <= 8.2.3)github.com/evmos/evmos/v7(go) (versions <= 7.0.0)github.com/evmos/evmos/v6(go) (versions <= 6.0.4)
- Is there a fix for CVE-2024-37154? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2024-37154 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2024-37154 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-37154 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2024-37154 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2024-37154? No fixed version is listed yet. In the interim: Keep the dependency up to date. Audit access-control checks to ensure they are applied consistently and cannot be bypassed.