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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ckb (crates.io) | before 0.40.0 | 0.40.0 | Patch available | GHSA-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
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w ckb (crates.io) Fixed in 0.40.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w
References
Advisory 3
More Nervos Ckb vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2021-45698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-45698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gjm-h3xj-mp6w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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