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TI-2021-20785 Aliases CVE-2021-45698GHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w

An issue was discovered in the ckb crate before 0.40.0 for Rust.

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the ckb crate before 0.40.0 for Rust. A get_block_template RPC call may fail in situations where it is supposed to select a Nervos CKB blockchain transaction with a higher fee rate than another transaction.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0123 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ckb (crates.io): 0.40.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—ckb (crates.io)before 0.40.00.40.0Patch availableGHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ckb (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.40.0 Fixed in 0.40.0 Patch available GHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nervos:ckb:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*before 0.40.0VulnerableNervos
  • cpe:2.3:a:nervos:ckb:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.40.0 Vulnerable ·Nervos

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w ckb (crates.io) Fixed in 0.40.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45698
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w

References

  • TI-2021-20786 An issue was discovered in the ckb crate before 0.40.0 for Rust. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-20787 An issue was discovered in the ckb crate before 0.40.0 for Rust. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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