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TI-2023-22897 Aliases CVE-2023-42806

Snapshot signature not including HeadID will allow replay attacks

Priority LOW 29CWE-347Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.

Summary

Hydra is the layer-two scalability solution for Cardano. Prior to version 0.13.0, not signing and verifying `$\mathsf{cid}$` allows an attacker (which must be a participant of this head) to use a snapshot from an old head instance with the same participants to close the head or contest the state with it. This can lead to an incorrect distribution of value (= value extraction attack; hard, but possible) or prevent the head to finalize because the value available is not consistent with the closed utxo state (= denial of service; easy). A patch is planned for version 0.13.0. As a workaround, rotate keys between heads so not to re-use keys and not result in the same multi-signature participants.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00515 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed hydra (input-output-hk): 0.13.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
input-output-hkhydrabefore 0.13.00.13.0Patch availableCNA
  • hydra Vendorinput-output-hk Affected before 0.13.0 Fixed in 0.13.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:iohk:hydra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.13.0Vulnerableinput-output-hk
  • cpe:2.3:a:iohk:hydra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.13.0 Vulnerable ·input-output-hk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA hydra (input-output-hk) Fixed in 0.13.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42806

References

  • TI-2023-20049 Hydra's committed UTxOs at Commit validator and UTxOs at Initial validator can be spent arbitrarily by anyone CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-22614 Improper input validation in input-output-hk hydra CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-22613 Improper input validation in input-output-hk hydra CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

Sources

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