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TI-2026-34219 Aliases CVE-2026-46540

Nimiq light-blockchain: Light blockchain rebranch issue

Priority LOW 34CWE-841Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.4.0, when LightBlockchain::rebranch() adopts a fork chain whose tip is a macro block (checkpoint or election), it only updates self.head but fails to update self.macro_head, self.election_head, self.current_validators, or store the election header in the chain_store. This is in direct contrast with the full Blockchain::rebranch() at blockchain/src/blockchain/push.rs:504-518, which correctly updates all macro/election state when the new head is a macro block. After a rebranch to a macro block, the stale macro_head causes subsequent macro blocks pushed via push() to be verified against the wrong predecessor via verify_macro_successor(&this.macro_head). If the rebranch target was an election block, the stale current_validators causes every subsequent block to fail verify_validators(), completely stalling the light client's chain progression. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00259 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed core-rs-albatross (nimiq): 1.4.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
nimiqcore-rs-albatrossbefore 1.4.01.4.0Patch availableCNA
  • core-rs-albatross Vendornimiq Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq_proof-of-stake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——nimiq
  • cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq_proof-of-stake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·nimiq

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA core-rs-albatross (nimiq) Fixed in 1.4.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46540

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-2026-34086 Nimiq: Validity store off by one error CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-28920 nimiq-keys: Unchecked Ed25519 signature length in TaggedPublicKey::verify causes remote node panic via DHT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-29800 nimiq-network-libp2p Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-34224 nimiq-primitives: Panic DoS in trie chunk processing via ROOT-keyed item CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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