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CVE-2026-40093: nimiq-blockchain is missing a wall-clock upper bound on block timestamps

April 10, 2026

Block timestamp validation enforces that timestamp >= parent.timestamp for non-skip blocks and timestamp == parent.timestamp + MIN_PRODUCER_TIMEOUT for skip blocks, but there is no visible upper bound check against the wall clock. A malicious block-producing validator can set block timestamps arbitrarily far in the future. This directly affects reward calculations via Policy::supply_at() and batch_delay() in blockchain/src/reward.rs, inflating the monetary supply beyond the intended emission schedule.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-49xc-52mp-cc9j
  • github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross
  • github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-49xc-52mp-cc9j
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40093

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Affected versions

All versions up to 1.3.0

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

cargo/nimiq-blockchain/CVE-2026-40093.yml

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