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TI-2026-26392 Aliases CVE-2026-34067GHSA-264v-m8fm-76jm

nimiq-transaction vulnerable to panic via `HistoryTreeProof` length mismatch

Priority LOW 29CWE-617Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed nimiq-transaction (nimiq): 1.3.0

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
nimiqnimiq-transactionbefore 1.3.01.3.0Patch availableCNA
—nimiq-transaction (crates.io)up to 0.2.0—No fix listedGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq_proof-of-stake:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*before 1.3.0Vulnerablenimiq
  • cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq_proof-of-stake:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·nimiq

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA nimiq-transaction (nimiq) Fixed in 1.3.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34067
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-264v-m8fm-76jm

References

  • 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
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