LNbits improperly handles potential network and payment failures when using Eclair backend
Priority HIGH 68CWE-754Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
LNbits is a Lightning wallet and accounts system. Paying invoices in Eclair that do not get settled within the internal timeout (about 30s) lead to a payment being considered failed, even though it may still be in flight. This vulnerability can lead to a total loss of funds for the node backend. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.12.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00602 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed lnbits (lnbits): 0.12.6lnbits (PyPI): 0.12.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lnbits | lnbits | before 0.12.6 | 0.12.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | lnbits (PyPI) | before 0.12.6 | 0.12.6 | Patch available | GHSA-3j4h-h3fp-vwww |
- lnbits Vendorlnbits Affected before 0.12.6 Fixed in 0.12.6 Patch available CNA
- lnbits (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.6 Fixed in 0.12.6 Patch available GHSA-3j4h-h3fp-vwww
Remediation
- Fix · CNA lnbits (lnbits) Fixed in 0.12.6
- Fix · GHSA-3j4h-h3fp-vwww lnbits (PyPI) Fixed in 0.12.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-34694
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j4h-h3fp-vwww
References
More lnbits vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-23137 Server-Side Request Forgery via LNURL Authentication Callback in LNbits Lightning Network Payment System CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-34694 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-34694 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j4h-h3fp-vwww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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