CVE-2026-34069 (GCVE-0-2026-34069)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-13 23:55 – Updated: 2026-04-13 23:55
VLAI?
Title
nimiq-consensus panics via RequestMacroChain micro-block locator
Summary
nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. In versions 1.2.2 and below, an unauthenticated p2p peer can cause the RequestMacroChain message handler task to panic. Sending a RequestMacroChain message where the first locator hash on the victim’s main chain is a micro block hash (not a macro block hash) causes said panic. The RequestMacroChain::handle handler selects the locator based only on "is on main chain", then calls get_macro_blocks() and panics via .unwrap() when the selected hash is not a macro block (BlockchainError::BlockIsNotMacro). This issue has been fixed in version 1.3.0.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| nimiq | core-rs-albatross |
Affected:
< 1.3.0
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