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 logic flaw in BlockInclusionProof::is_block_proven causes the function to return true without performing any cryptographic verification when get_interlink_hops yields an empty hop list. This occurs when the target block is at the election block position immediately preceding the election head's epoch. An attacker providing transaction inclusion proofs can forge a MacroBlock header for that epoch position and have it accepted as "proven" without any hash or signature verification. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.
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First Time appeared Nimiq
Nimiq core-rs-albatross
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Nimiq core-rs-albatross

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Description 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 logic flaw in BlockInclusionProof::is_block_proven causes the function to return true without performing any cryptographic verification when get_interlink_hops yields an empty hop list. This occurs when the target block is at the election block position immediately preceding the election head's epoch. An attacker providing transaction inclusion proofs can forge a MacroBlock header for that epoch position and have it accepted as "proven" without any hash or signature verification. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.
Title nimiq-primitives: BlockInclusionProof interlink issue when hops are empty
Weaknesses CWE-345
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-09T23:44:34.283Z

Reserved: 2026-05-14T20:42:31.368Z

Link: CVE-2026-46539

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-10T00:16:54.097

Modified: 2026-06-10T00:16:54.097

Link: CVE-2026-46539

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-10T02:45:15Z