Nimiq core-rs-albatross up to 1.5.x TrieChunk trie_proof_node.rs TrieProof::verify input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Nimiq core-rs-albatross up to 1.5.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function TrieProof::verify of the file primitives/src/trie/trie_proof_node.rs of the component TrieChunk. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-54541. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Nimiq core-rs-albatross up to 1.5.x. Affected is the function TrieProof::verify of the file primitives/src/trie/trie_proof_node.rs of the component TrieChunk. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to 1.6.0, a malicious state-sync peer can crash a syncing node by sending a crafted TrieChunk proof containing two TrieProofNode values with identical keys. TrieProof::verify calls TrieProofNode::child_index in primitives/src/trie/trie_proof_node.rs, where is_prefix_of accepts equal keys and KeyNibbles::get is called at the key length, returns None, and is unconditionally unwrapped. Untrusted ResponseChunk data reaches commit_chunks, put_chunk, and proof.verify before cryptographic proof validation, so the attacker does not need a valid proof. Exploitation requires the attacker to be selected as the victim's sync peer during state sync, and the resulting panic is transient because the node restarts and resynchronizes. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-54541 since 06/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Nimiq

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• core-rs-albatross

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5

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• Product: https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/

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