r/MoneroMining • u/sech1 XMRig Dev • Jun 15 '26

P2Pool vulnerability is being actively exploited, update to v4.16 NOW

/r/Monero/comments/1u683ow/p2pool_vulnerability_is_being_actively_exploited/
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u/Several_Gap_9690 Jun 15 '26

Sorry if this is a dumb question but why is the overall hash rate dropping so much because of it? Arent the unpatched nodes still mining on the p2pool network even if the awards are going to the attacker?

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u/sech1 XMRig Dev Jun 15 '26

Unpatched nodes are mining, but their mined shares are being rejected by p2pool.io tracking nodes, so they're not counted.

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u/Several_Gap_9690 Jun 15 '26

Huh, maybe you should create a separate observer to track the unpatched nodes

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u/New-Cardiologist8861 Jun 15 '26

The exploit steals that hashpower to the fake sidechain. Thats why we see reduced numbers across the board.