PT-2026-37224 · Unknown · Bitcoin Core

Published 2026-05-05 · Updated 2026-05-06 · CVE-2024-52911

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bitcoin Core versions 0.14 through 28.4

Description A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the script validation engine. This memory safety issue could allow miners to remotely crash nodes or potentially execute arbitrary code by broadcasting specially crafted invalid blocks that possess sufficient proof-of-work. A use-after-free is a type of memory corruption that occurs when an application continues to use a pointer after it has been freed.

Recommendations Update to version 29.0.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-52911

Affected Products

Bitcoin Core

References · 13

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52911 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/shitboxtracker/status/2051853252828799045 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2051758522715570490 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2051833794936652169 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/0xzxcom/status/2051892741408194995 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2051760569632293345 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/BSCNews/status/2051760355076890964 · Twitter Post
• https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/05/05/disclose-cve-2024-52911 · Note
• https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures · Note
• https://twitter.com/stacker_news/status/2051814211207012370 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/ggmania/status/2051781944363405365 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/Crypto_Dhragon/status/2051887955959308632 · Twitter Post
• https://bitcoincore.org · Note