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CVE-2021-48018

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Description

Vyper from 0.2.13 before 0.2.15 allocates storage slots for @nonreentrant reentrancy locks at the same locations as contract storage variables. When a function using @nonreentrant is called, setting the lock overwrites the overlapping storage variable, corrupting contract state and breaking the contract's intended logic.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-21 01:17:18.983000
Last modified
2026-10-23 15:17:20.357000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2021-48018",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-21T01:17:18.983",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T15:17:20.357",
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    }
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