CVE-2026-46542 (GCVE-0-2026-46542)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 23:46 – Updated: 2026-06-10 13:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
nimiq-keys: Denial of service in Ed25519 multisig delinearization via invalid curve points
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, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Ed25519 multisig delinearization code path. Ed25519PublicKey::delinearize() in keys/src/multisig/mod.rs called .unwrap() on curve point decompression, which panics when a public key is constructed from 32 bytes that do not represent a valid point on the Ed25519 curve. Ed25519PublicKey construction only validates byte length, not curve membership, so invalid keys can reach the delinearization path and crash the hosting process. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/securi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3713 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releas… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nimiq | core-rs-albatross |
Affected:
< 1.4.0
|
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