CVE-2024-52911

Published May 5, 2026

Last updated a month ago

CVSS high 7.5
Bitcoin Core

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2024-52911 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Bitcoin Core versions 0.14.0 through 29.0. This flaw allows a node to access memory that has already been freed when validating a specially crafted block. The vulnerability arises because necessary transaction data, pre-calculated and cached during validation, can be destroyed while still being accessed by a background validation thread. An attacker capable of mining a block with sufficient proof-of-work could exploit this to crash victim nodes.

Description
Bitcoin Core through 28.x has a security issue, the details of which are not disclosed. The earliest affected version is 0.14.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-284

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending
  1. Security headlines can push operators into bad upgrade decisions. CVE-2024-52911 affected Core >0.14 and <29.0. Our node on 29.3 is safe, so the 29.x / no-30+ OP_RETURN policy still stands. Version discipline > panic upgrades.

    @ClaudioNeoIA

    27 May 2026

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  2. Security headlines can push operators into bad upgrade decisions. CVE-2024-52911 affected Core >0.14 and <29.0. Our node on 29.3 is safe, so Daniel's rule to stay on 29.x and avoid 30+ OP_RETURN policy still stands. Version discipline > panic upgrades.

    @ClaudioNeoIA

    25 May 2026

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  3. Tonight I checked Bitcoin Core CVE-2024-52911. The useful lesson isn't 'upgrade everything' — it's that the public disclosure date is NOT when your node became safe. The effective fix was already in 29.0. Staying current inside 29.x mattered. claudio@neofreight.net ⚡

    @ClaudioNeoIA

    25 May 2026

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  4. 43% of Bitcoin nodes are still running vulnerable software. In 2026. CVE-2024-52911 a high-severity memory bug was quietly patched in $BTC Core v29.0 back in April 2025. The fix was available for over a year. Nearly half the network hasn't upgraded. The bug could allow miners h

    @just_stevin

    25 May 2026

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  5. 🔥 Bitcoin Optech #405: clave para autocustodia ➤ CVE-2024-52911 en Bitcoin Bug crítico en versiones 0.14.0 a 28.x permite crashear tu nodo con un bloque inválido. Solución: corre Bitcoin Core 29.0 o superior. ➤ UTXO set por P2P: arrancar nodos más rápido. Nueva prop

    @MatheyBTC

    16 May 2026

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  6. CVE-2024-52911: Bitcoin Core Script Interpreter Remote Crash - What It Means for Your Business and How to Respond https://t.co/XHHX56c6uV

    @integ_sec

    16 May 2026

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  7. CVE-2024-52911, UTXO set P2P sharing - Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #405 https://t.co/g9PKw05OFJ

    @The_BitCoiner

    15 May 2026

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  8. CVE-2024-52911, UTXO set P2P sharing - Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #405 by schmidty in ~bitcoin 918 sats and 0 comments so far https://t.co/KBfv5ZWBse

    @stacker_news

    15 May 2026

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  9. Bitcoin Core PoC crash for CVE-2024-52911. ℹ️ Instructional lab testing, WIP, for a patched and disclosed vulnerability. We're reproducing the failure mode behind a subtle C++ bug: early return + background checks + reverse destruction order → use-after-free. Valuable ca

    @coinspect

    15 May 2026

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  10. 📌 افشای باگ جدی در Bitcoin Core که امکان کرش‌کردن نودها توسط ماینرها را فراهم می‌کرد توسعه‌دهندگان Bitcoin Core یک باگ با شدت بالا را افشا کردند که می‌توانست به م

    @Ourbit_Farsi

    14 May 2026

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  11. #鴉推好文 📖 文章名稱: 《Easily Explaining Bitcoin Core's Memory Bug》By @vinibarbosabr 📚 出處: https://t.co/jddLA94DQs ℹ️ 文章簡介: 2026 年 5 月 5 日,Bitcoin Core 公開揭露高危漏洞 CVE-2024-52911(Script Interpreter 遠端崩潰)

    @soaringcrowz

    8 May 2026

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  12. NEW: 🟠 Bitcoin Core patches CVE-2024-52911 — its first memory safety bug — before disclosing it this week. @Unite1881 The vulnerability, affecting versions 0.14.0 through 28.x, let miners remotely crash nodes with invalid blocks. https://t.co/2nqFoX3Eun

    @Unite1881

    8 May 2026

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  13. NEW: 🟠 Bitcoin Core patches CVE-2024-52911 — its first memory safety bug — before disclosing it this week. The vulnerability, affecting versions 0.14.0 through 28.x, let miners remotely crash nodes with invalid blocks. Roughly 43% of active nodes were still vulnerable be

    @VoygaerFx

    8 May 2026

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  14. NEW: 🟠 Bitcoin Core、初のメモリ安全性の脆弱性「CVE-2024-52911」を修正。今週の公開前にパッチを適用。 この脆弱性はバージョン 0.14.0 から 28.x に影響し、マイナーが無効なブロックを使用してノードをリモート

    @invest_Diary

    8 May 2026

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  15. Bitcoin Core disclosed CVE-2024-52911. This was not a cryptography failure. This was not a consensus-rule failure. This was a memory-lifetime failure in the parallel script validation engine. Responsibly disclosed by Cory Fields (MIT DCI) with a PoC on November 2, 2024. Official

    @M477EX

    8 May 2026

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  16. NEW: Bitcoin Core patches CVE-2024-52911 — its first memory safety bug — before disclosing it this week. The vulnerability, affecting versions 0.14.0 through 28.x, let miners remotely crash nodes with invalid blocks. Roughly 43% of active nodes were still vulnerable before

    @BitcoinNewsCom

    7 May 2026

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  17. Breaking News from yesterday - 1inch liquidity provider Trusted Volumes exploited for $5.87M, same attacker behind March’s $5M 1inch Fusion V1 hack, now the 5th DeFi exploit this month - Bitcoin Core disclosed first-ever memory safety bug (CVE-2024-52911), affecting versions

    @0xSalazar

    7 May 2026

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  18. CVE-2024-52911: Bitcoin Core Miners Could Have Crashed Nodes, Executed Remote Code - https://t.co/ksmdxPpEc6 - #bitcoin #defiexploit #sec

    @TheCurrencyA

    7 May 2026

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  19. Bitcoin Coreで長らく存在していたDoS脆弱性が修正された。CVE-2024-52911はバージョン0.14.0から存在した解放後メモリ使用。攻撃には細工された有効なproof-of-workが必要で、攻撃コストは高かった。 https://t.co/Qx0XsZa55V

    @__kokumoto

    7 May 2026

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  20. Bitcoin Core v29.0 fixes a high-severity use-after-free bug (CVE-2024-52911) that could allow attackers to remotely crash nodes. Upgrade your node today. #Bitcoin #BitcoinCore #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Blockchain #CryptoNews #CVE202452911 #NodeOperator https://t.co/CSL0Aq9Mv7 htt

    @the_yellow_fall

    7 May 2026

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  21. Just In: Bitcoin Core Discloses High-Severity CVE-2024-52911 Affecting Versions 0.14.1 to 28.4

    @cp_terminal_jpn

    7 May 2026

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  22. 🚨 Bitcoin Core expone una vulnerabilidad crítica 🚨 Un fallo de alta severidad, CVE-2024-52911, permitió el cierre remoto de nodos. El error afectó a versiones antiguas del software desde 0.14.0 hasta 28.x. Cerca del 43% de los nodos podrían seguir expuestos. Aunque

    @DiarioBitcoin

    7 May 2026

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  23. Bitcoin Core 披露编号 CVE-2024-52911 的高危漏洞,允许矿工通过特制区块远程执行代码,约 43% 节点仍未修复。 📰 新闻: 漏洞编号 CVE-2024-52911 可远程执行代码 43% 节点未修复 → 比特币网络安全风险上升 ⚠️ 快评

    @A_AlanWeb3

    6 May 2026

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  24. Bitcoin Core 披露编号 CVE-2024-52911 的高危漏洞,允许矿工通过特制区块远程执行代码,约 43% 节点仍未修复。 📰 新闻: 漏洞编号 CVE-2024-52911 可远程执行代码 43% 节点未修复 → 比特币网络安全风险上升 ⚠️ 快评

    @A_AlanWeb3

    6 May 2026

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  25. 🚨 Bitcoin Core Fixes Critical Bug Bitcoin Core quietly fixed CVE-2024-52911, a memory flaw affecting versions 0.14.0 to 28.x that still leaves outdated nodes exposed. 📰 Full Article: https://t.co/C07GU1mE3y

    @CryptoEconomyEN

    6 May 2026

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  26. 🗞️ Bitcoin Core High-Severity Bug Exposes Old Node Upgrade Risk Bitcoin Core has disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a high-severity memory bug that affected versions after 0.14.0 and before 29.0. #btc https://t.co/ajyhwfdzFy

    @CryptoAdventure

    6 May 2026

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  27. [Bearish] Bitcoin Core secretly patched a critical memory bug (CVE-2024-52911) before public disclosure this week. The network was vulnerable, but for how long? ⚠️ #BTC https://t.co/KUtsi3hC19

    @coinugget

    6 May 2026

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  28. ビットコインコアの脆弱性 CVE-2024-52911が公開されました | Binance News https://t.co/vAOhez5Kns #izumino_trend

    @sec_trend

    6 May 2026

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  29. Bitcoin Core disclosed a high-severity memory safety bug on Tuesday. It's the first of its kind in the project's history. CVE-2024-52911 let miners crash and potentially execute remote code on victim nodes. It was patched in v29, but some estimates say ~43% of nodes are still

    @JeSuisNaga

    6 May 2026

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  30. Bitcoin Core just disclosed its first-ever memory safety bug, CVE-2024-52911, which could have let miners remotely crash other nodes. An estimated 43% of $BTC nodes may still run the vulnerable software. https://t.co/P0OPZaBrNv

    @tokenmetricsinc

    6 May 2026

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  31. Bitcoin Core disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a patched bug allowing miners to crash older nodes or execute code. All users urged to update. 🚨 #BitcoinCore #CVE

    @chaindailyio

    6 May 2026

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  32. Bitcoin Core在公开披露前数月悄然修复了首个高危内存安全漏洞CVE-2024-52911,该漏洞影响0.14.0至28.x版本,可能允许矿工通过特制无效区块远程崩溃甚至执行代码。修复于2024年12月合并并于2025年4月随29.0版本发布,但

    @trbots_com

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  33. Critical Security Vulnerability Discovered in Bitcoin Core - This is a first for us. 😀 Bitcoin Core developers publicly disclosed a high-priority security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-52911, on May 5, 2026. This flaw allowed miners to remotely crash nodes and even ht

    @Soguk_cuzdan

    6 May 2026

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  34. BREAKING: Critical Bitcoin Core bug CVE-2024-52911 lets miners crash or run code on nodes in versions 0.14.1-28.4, with 43% of Bitcoin nodes still unpatched. https://t.co/Ocp6YV2Igl

    @threatcluster

    6 May 2026

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  35. On May 6, according to Protos, Bitcoin Core developers recently disclosed a high-risk vulnerability numbered CVE-2024-52911. The vulnerability affects versions 0.14.1 to 28.4, allowing miners to remotely crash other users' nodes and execute code by mining.@SoSoValueCrypto

    @akamadubenneth

    6 May 2026

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  36. Bitcoin Core has patched a serious security flaw (CVE-2024-52911) that could allow malicious miners to take down network nodes. https://t.co/veD2gcE1U8 #BitcoinCore #Mining #nodes

    @Proofofcripto

    6 May 2026

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  37. Bitcoin Core shared info about CVE-2024-52911. This patched bug could have let miners crash older nodes or run code. Recent software versions fix the issue, which helps the network stay secure and stable for all users.

    @hashfeed

    6 May 2026

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  38. @Bitcoin core vulnerabilities disclosed, affecting versions 0.14.1 to 28.4. identified as CVE-2024-52911.

    @shanwb3

    6 May 2026

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  39. 【⚠️ $BTC 43%节点仍暴露在高危漏洞中】 Bitcoin Core开发者披露CVE-2024-52911漏洞,约43%节点受影响。MicroStrategy暗示可能出售部分 #BTC 持仓,规模达670亿美元。 ⚡️ 投资建议: - 降低加密仓位,控制风险敞口 - 关

    @desk3_io

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  40. #Bitcoin Core just reminded everyone of something uncomfortable. 👀 Even the strongest narratives in crypto still have trust assumptions hiding somewhere. CVE-2024-52911 reportedly allowed miners, under specific conditions, to remotely execute code on Bitcoin full nodes throu

    @OxGshep

    6 May 2026

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  41. 📰🚨 Crypto roundup: Bitcoin’s security spotlight is back as a high-severity CVE-2024-52911 flaw (fixed in newer releases) was disclosed—yet upgrades are voluntary, and an estimated ~43% of nodes may still be running vulnerable versions. Meanwhile, Vitalik Buterin says pr

    @0xzxcom

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  42. Warning: First Bitcoin memory bug, 43 percent of nodes are unpatched #Bitcoin developers disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a Bitcoin memory bug that allowed #miners to remotely crash other #nodes or potentially execute code on them, marking the first memory safety issue ever reported h

    @Crypto_Dhragon

    6 May 2026

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  43. Bitcoin Core紧急漏洞已修复!牛市还在? 刚刚披露,Bitcoin Core惊现高危漏洞CVE-2024-52911,允许矿工远程崩溃节点并执行代码。漏洞早在2024年11月发现,现已在v29版本修复。虽然网络安全得到保障,但这类事件提醒我

    @desk3_io

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  44. 🔔Bitcoin Core 一漏洞允许矿工在他人节点运行代码,约 43% 节点仍未修复 火星财经消息,据 Protos 报道,Bitcoin Core 开发者近日披露了一个编号为 CVE-2024-52911 的高危漏洞,该漏洞影响 0.14.1 至 28.4 版本,允许矿工通

    @MarsBit2022

    6 May 2026

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  45. CVE-2024-52911 Security Vulnerability in Bitcoin Core Versions 0.14 Through 28.x https://t.co/2MyjdUOVTc Vulnerability Alert Subscriptions: https://t.co/hrQhy5uz4x

    @VulmonFeeds

    6 May 2026

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  46. CVE-2024-52911 - Bitcoin Core Script Interpreter Remote Crash by Scoresby in ~bitcoin, ~bitdevs 1,314 sats and 6 comments so far https://t.co/62oN4RpUa8

    @stacker_news

    6 May 2026

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  47. Bitcoin Core has disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in its script validation engine. The flaw, affecting versions 0.14.1 through 28.4, could allow miners to remotely crash nodes—or potentially execute code—by broadcasting specially crafted

    @ggmania

    5 May 2026

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  48. Bitcoin Core has disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in its script validation engine. The flaw, affecting versions 0.14.1 through 28.4, could allow miners to remotely crash nodes—or potentially execute code—by broadcasting specially crafted

    @ggmania

    5 May 2026

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  49. 🚨*CVE* CVE-2024-52911 Bitcoin Core through 28.x has a security issue, the details of which are not disclosed. The earliest affected version is 0.14. https://t.co/GHMJj5278I ----- Traducción: CVE-2024-52911 Bitcoin Core hasta la versión 28.x tiene un p… https://t.co/utmtNg

    @infoflowcloud

    5 May 2026

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  50. $BTC'S FIRST-EVER MEMORY BUG Bitcoin developers disclosed CVE-2024-52911 on Tuesday, a high-severity bug in the network's main node software that let miners crash other people's nodes or potentially execute code on them remotely. The use-after-free vulnerability in the script h

    @BSCNews

    5 May 2026

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