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CVE-2026-46539: nimiq-primitives: BlockInclusionProof interlink issue when hops are empty

May 21, 2026 (updated June 10, 2026)

A logic flaw in BlockInclusionProof::is_block_proven causes the function to return true without performing any cryptographic verification when get_interlink_hops yields an empty hop list. This occurs when the target block is at the election block position immediately preceding the election head’s epoch. An attacker providing transaction inclusion proofs can forge a MacroBlock header for that epoch position and have it accepted as “proven” without any hash or signature verification.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-799f-29jm-gr6c
  • github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/commit/cc5a1d54bbbffd1ea975bd2ee87d5f7b3b30bbf1
  • github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3705
  • github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0
  • github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-799f-29jm-gr6c
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46539

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.2.0

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 5.9 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Source file

cargo/nimiq-primitives/CVE-2026-46539.yml

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