CVE-2026-28402CWE-354

nimiq/core-rs-albatross's nimiq-blockchain missing proposal body root verification

High · published February 27, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
17.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.2.2, a malicious or compromised validator that is elected as proposer can publish a macro block proposal where `header.body_root` does not match the actual macro body hash. The proposal can pass proposal verification because the macro proposal verification path validates the header but does not validate the binding `body_root == hash(body)`; later code expects this binding and may panic on mismatch, crashing validators. Note that the impact is only for validator nodes. The patch for this vulnerability is formally released as part of v1.2.2. The patch adds the corresponding body root verification in the proposal checks. No known workarounds are available.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00266 · 17.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-354 · Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
Published
2026-02-27T21:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 FEB 21:08Z
    nimiq/core-rs-albatross's nimiq-blockchain missing proposal body root verification
    cvelistv5