CVE-2026-52878 (GCVE-0-2026-52878)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-07 22:32 – Updated: 2026-08-10 14:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Klever-Go: Unauthenticated nil-pointer DoS in P2P transaction validation can halt the chain
Summary
Klever-Go is the Go implementation of the Klever blockchain protocol. Versions 1.7.14 through 1.7.17 are vulnerable to a nil-pointer panic triggered by a protobuf Transaction whose embedded RawData sub-message is omitted. This omission causes RawData to decode to nil. Every transaction gossiped on the Klever-Go P2P network is decoded and validated synchronously inside the libp2p pubsub topic-validator callback, where txVersionChecker.CheckTxVersion dereferences tx.RawData.Version with no nil check. Because the libp2p pubsub callback, the underlying go-libp2p-pubsub validation worker, and Klever's own network/p2p layer install no recover(), the panic propagates and crashes the entire node process. The attacker payload is a 3-byte protobuf message; no validator key, stake, funds, or on-chain account is required, and delivery aimed at enough of the BLS validator set can halt block production, resulting in a chain halt. This issue has been fixed in version 1.7.18.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-10 14:09 UTC
CWE
- CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
2 references
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|---|---|
| https://github.com/klever-io/klever-go/security/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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