high7.5
CVE-2026-46545
Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm.
Impact
Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.5.0, a remote, unauthenticated denial-of-service vulnerability in MerkleRadixTrie::put_chunk allows any state-sync peer to crash any node performing state synchronization (freshly joining nodes and recovering nodes). This issue has been patched in version 1.5.0.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust | nimiq-primitives | < 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mw3q-r9wh-h2ff
- https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-mw3q-r9wh-h2ff
- https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3762
- https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/commit/0fb8766adea91e038af00e635a6eb92756e50172
- https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.5.0
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46545