CVE-2025-54429

Polkadot Frontier's constructing smart contract can bypass precompile address bounding

Description

Polkadot Frontier is an Ethereum and EVM compatibility layer for Polkadot and Substrate. There are various account address types in Frontier, e.g. precompiled contracts, smart contracts, and externally owned accounts. Some EVM mechanisms should be unreachable by certain types of accounts for safety. For precompiles to be callable by smart contracts they must be explicitly configured as CallableByContract. If this configuration is absent, then the precompile should be unreachable via smart contract accounts. In commits prior to 0822030, the underlying implementation of CallableByContract which returned the AddressType was incorrect. It considered the contract address running under CREATE or CREATE2 to be AddressType::EOA rather than correctly as AddressType::Contract. The issue only affects users who use custom precompile implementations that utilize AddressType::EOA and AddressType::Contract. It's not directly exploitable in any of the predefined precompiles in Frontier. This is fixed in version 0822030.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: polkadot-evm frontier
Published at:
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-54429?
CVE-2025-54429 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-54429?
To fix CVE-2025-54429, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-54429 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-54429 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-54429?
CVE-2025-54429 affects polkadot-evm frontier.
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