nimiq-transaction vulnerable to panic via `HistoryTreeProof` length mismatch
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
nimiq-transaction provides the transaction primitive to be used in Nimiq's Rust implementation. Prior to version 1.3.0, `HistoryTreeProof::verify` panics on a malformed proof where `history.len() != positions.len()` due to `assert_eq!(history.len(), positions.len())`. The proof object is derived from untrusted p2p responses (`ResponseTransactionsProof.proof`) and is therefore attacker-controlled at the network boundary until validated. A malicious peer could trigger a crash by returning a crafted inclusion proof with a length mismatch. The patch for this vulnerability is included as part of v1.3.0. No known workarounds are available.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nimiq | nimiq-transaction | before 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | nimiq-transaction (crates.io) | up to 0.2.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-264v-m8fm-76jm |
- nimiq-transaction Vendornimiq Affected before 1.3.0 Fixed in 1.3.0 Patch available CNA
- nimiq-transaction (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-264v-m8fm-76jm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nimiq-transaction (nimiq) Fixed in 1.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34067
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-264v-m8fm-76jm
References
Patch 3
More Nimiq Proof-of-stake vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-26389 nimiq-account: Vesting insufficient funds error can panic CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-25867 nimiq-block has skip block quorum bypass via out-of-range BitSet indices & u16 truncation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-27598 nimiq/core-rs-albatross: Panic in history index request handlers when a full node runs without the history index CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-26390 nimiq-primitives: Node crash due to missing interlink validation in election macro block proposals CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-26388 network-libp2p: Peer can crash the node by opening discovery protocol substream twice CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-25612 nimiq/core-rs-albatross: Discovery handshake limit could underflow and later provoke a deterministic overflow panic CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-34067 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34067 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-264v-m8fm-76jm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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