CVE-2026-34066

medium

Description

nimiq-blockchain provides persistent block storage for Nimiq's Rust implementation. Prior to version 1.3.0, `HistoryStore::put_historic_txns` uses an `assert!` to enforce invariants about `HistoricTransaction.block_number` (must be within the macro block being pushed and within the same epoch). During history sync, a peer can influence the `history: &[HistoricTransaction]` input passed into `Blockchain::push_history_sync`, and a malformed history list can violate these invariants and trigger a panic. `extend_history_sync` calls `this.history_store.add_to_history(..)` before comparing the computed history root against the macro block header (`block.history_root()`), so the panic can happen before later rejection checks run. The patch for this vulnerability is included as part of v1.3.0. No known workarounds are available.

References

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.3.0

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3656

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/commit/6f5511309c199d84b012fe6b9aba7e5582892c50

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-22

Updated: 2026-04-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium