CVE-2026-35468

nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.3.0, two peer-facing consensus request handlers assume that the history index is always available and call blockchain.history_store.history_index().unwrap() directly. That assumption is false by construction. HistoryStoreProxy::history_index() explicitly returns None for the valid HistoryStoreProxy::WithoutIndex state. when a full node is syncing or otherwise running without the history index, a remote peer can send RequestTransactionsProof or RequestTransactionReceiptsByAddress and trigger an Option::unwrap() panic on the request path. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.0.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/commit/0e5c90a6c75b722f3d6091769776a4040e694dba	Patch
https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3667	Patch
https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.3.0	Release Notes
https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-xr78-2jhh-9wf9	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq_proof-of-stake:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-04-03 23:17

Updated : 2026-07-24 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-35468

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35468

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35468

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Products Affected

nimiq

nimiq_proof-of-stake

CWE

CWE-252

Unchecked Return Value

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