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CVE-2026-34068

· Published 22/04/2026 21:17 · Modified 22/04/2026 21:23

Labels: CVE-2026-34068 2026-04-22CVE-2026-34068CWE-347[email protected]

Essential information

Published
22/04/2026 21:17
Modified
22/04/2026 21:23
Author
Creator
CVSS
6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1)
CISA KEV
No
CWE
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS metrics

Description

nimiq-transaction provides the transaction primitive to be used in Nimiq's Rust implementation. Prior to version 1.3.0, the staking contract accepts `UpdateValidator` transactions that set `new_voting_key=Some(...)` while omitting `new_proof_of_knowledge`. this skips the proof-of-knowledge requirement that is needed to prevent BLS rogue-key attacks when public keys are aggregated. Because tendermint macro block justification verification aggregates validator voting keys and verifies a single aggregated BLS signature against that aggregate public key, a rogue-key voting key in the validator set can allow an attacker to forge a quorum-looking justification while only producing a single signature. While the impact is critical, the exploitability is low: The voting keys are fixed for the epoch, so the attacker would need to know the next epoch validator set (chosen through VRF), which is unlikely. The patch for this vulnerability is included as part of v1.3.0. No known workarounds are available.

NVD status

Status
Undergoing Analysis — CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.
Source
[email protected]
NVD
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Affected products (CPE)

ProductCPE
nimiq / nimiq-transaction cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq-transaction:<1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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