CVE-2026-46542CWE-617

nimiq-keys: Denial of service in Ed25519 multisig delinearization via invalid curve points

Medium · published June 9, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00400 · 33.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion
Published
2026-06-09T23:46Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 23:46Z
    nimiq-keys: Denial of service in Ed25519 multisig delinearization via invalid curve points
    cvelistv5