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CVE-2026-44505

MEDIUM 5.3

Nimiq network-libp2p: Untrusted peer can wedge DHT

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. network-libp2p handles kad get-record query progress in handle_dht_get (network-libp2p/src/swarm.rs). Prior to version 1.4.0, when a peer returns a FoundRecord, the code verifies the record via dht_verifier.verify(&record.record). On verifier error, handle_dht_get logs and returns early without completing the oneshot used by Network::dht_get, and without cleaning up per-query bookkeeping. Later query progress can hit the "DHT inconsistent state" path and also return without cleanup. Because Network::dht_get awaits the oneshot without a timeout, the caller future can hang indefinitely. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

CWE CWE-755
Vendor nimiq
Product core-rs-albatross
Published Jun 9, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

nimiq / core-rs-albatross
< 1.4.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-g39c-jcgg-qwvr github.com: https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3716 github.com: https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0