CVE 4.3 MEDIUM

nimiq-keys: Denial of service in Ed25519 multisig delinearization via invalid curve points_CVE-2026-46542

4.3 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.4.0, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Ed25519 multisig delinearization code path. Ed25519PublicKey::delinearize() in keys/src/multisig/mod.rs called .unwrap() on curve point decompression, which panics when a public key is constructed from 32 bytes that do not represent a valid point on the Ed25519 curve. Ed25519PublicKey construction only validates byte length, not curve membership, so invalid keys can reach the delinearization path and crash the hosting process. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-46542
Source GitHub_M
Published Jun 9, 2026 at 23:46

Affected Product

Vendor nimiq
Product core-rs-albatross
Version < 1.4.0
Affected Versions nimiq core-rs-albatross < 1.4.0

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