CVE-2025-27579 Cross-site request forgery in ESP-MIner
Attackers can exploit CSRF to modify Bitcoin miner payout addresses and hardware settings, requiring users to upgrade firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27579?
CVE-2025-27579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitaxe ESP-MIner, published on 2 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Bitaxe ESP-Miner before 2.5.0 with AxeOS, one can use an /api/system CSRF attack to update the payout address (aka stratumUser) for a Bitaxe Bitcoin miner, or change the frequency and voltage settings.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27579?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-27579 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-27579 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38q3-97f6-wg52.