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CVE-2026-46545

nimiq-primitives: Panic DoS in trie chunk processing via ROOT-keyed item

Published: Jun 9, 2026Updated: Jun 9, 2026 Sources: CVE List

7.5CVSS

HIGH

Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.5.0, a remote, unauthenticated denial-of-service vulnerability in MerkleRadixTrie::put_chunk allows any state-sync peer to crash any node performing state synchronization (freshly joining nodes and recovering nodes). This issue has been patched in version 1.5.0.

EPSS Score

N/A

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploits

No Known Exploits

Remediation

No Fix Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

Weaknesses

CWE-248CWE-248: Uncaught Exception

Affected Products

core-rs-albatross

nimiq

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-mw3q-r9wh-h2ff

github.com

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3762

github.com

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.5.0

github.com

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