Vulnerability · CVE-2026-35468
nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm.
Published Apr 3, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · nimiq proof-of-stake
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35468. EPSS is 0.63%. Act only if a listed version of nimiq proof-of-stake is installed.
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- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.63%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe nimiq/nimiq proof-of-stake
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.
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- cpe nimiq/nimiq proof-of-stakeversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-35468
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35468. EPSS is 0.63%. Act only if a listed version of nimiq proof-of-stake is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value. EPSS 0.63%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 3, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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() explici
Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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() explici
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35468
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-35468
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.