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TI-2023-27576 Aliases CVE-2023-50428GHSA-9x7v-86jh-jjch

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

In Bitcoin Core through 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115, datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data as code (e.g., with OP_FALSE OP_IF), as exploited in the wild by Inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. NOTE: although this is a vulnerability from the perspective of the Bitcoin Knots project, some others consider it "not a bug."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00779 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9 – 26.0VulnerableBitcoin
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9 to before 25.1VulnerableBitcoinknots
  • cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 – 26.0 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
  • cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 to before 25.1 Vulnerable ·Bitcoinknots

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50428
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9x7v-86jh-jjch

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

Sources

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