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CVE-2026-46542
Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.4.0, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Ed25519 multisig delinearization code path. Ed25519PublicKey::delinearize() in keys/src/multisig/mod.rs called .unwrap() on curve point decompression, which panics when a public key is constructed from 32 bytes that do not represent a valid point on the Ed25519 curve. Ed25519PublicKey construction only validates by
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"core-rs-albatross","vendor":"nimiq","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.4.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:53ce0d282d8bbd0fccddcfb9a98e122c340b558eca222e4e2adc6ec318e96a70 · sha256:57ced573c0af7dfb… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":4.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:53ce0d282d8bbd0fccddcfb9a98e122c340b558eca222e4e2adc6ec318e96a70 · sha256:57ced573c0af7dfb… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-617","description":"CWE-617: Reachable Assertion","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:53ce0d282d8bbd0fccddcfb9a98e122c340b558eca222e4e2adc6ec318e96a70 · sha256:57ced573c0af7dfb… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3713","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3713"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:53ce0d282d8bbd0fccddcfb9a98e122c340b558eca222e4e2adc6ec318e96a70 · sha256:57ced573c0af7dfb… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:53ce0d282d8bbd0fccddcfb9a98e122c340b558eca222e4e2adc6ec318e96a70 · sha256:57ced573c0af7dfb… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-h9cc-w26m-j342","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-h9cc-w26m-j342"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:53ce0d282d8bbd0fccddcfb9a98e122c340b558eca222e4e2adc6ec318e96a70 · sha256:57ced573c0af7dfb… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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