CVE-2026-34068 | nimiq core-rs-albatross up to 1.2.x signature verification
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in nimiq core-rs-albatross up to 1.2.x . The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper verification of cryptographic signature. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-34068 . The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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VDB-359058 · CVE-2026-34068 · GCVE-0-2026-34068
NIMIQ CORE-RS-ALBATROSS UP TO 1.2.X SIGNATURE VERIFICATION
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5.2 $0-$5k 2.25+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in nimiq core-rs-albatross up to 1.2.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in signature verification. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-34068. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in nimiq core-rs-albatross up to 1.2.x. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
nimiq-transaction provides the transaction primitive to be used in Nimiq's Rust implementation. Prior to version 1.3.0, the staking contract accepts `UpdateValidator` transactions that set `new_voting_key=Some(...)` while omitting `new_proof_of_knowledge`. this skips the proof-of-knowledge requirement that is needed to prevent BLS rogue-key attacks when public keys are aggregated. Because tendermint macro block justification verification aggregates validator voting keys and verifies a single aggregated BLS signature against that aggregate public key, a rogue-key voting key in the validator set can allow an attacker to forge a quorum-looking justification while only producing a single signature. While the impact is critical, the exploitability is low: The voting keys are fixed for the epoch, so the attacker would need to know the next epoch validator set (chosen through VRF), which is unlikely. The patch for this vulnerability is included as part of v1.3.0. No known workarounds are available.
The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-34068 since 03/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Upgrading to version 1.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Vendor
nimiq
Name
core-rs-albatross
Version
1.0
1.1
1.2
Website
Product: https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Remote: Yes
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: core-rs-albatross 1.3.0
Timelineinfo
03/25/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +27 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Product: github.com
Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-34068 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-34068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359058
Entryinfo
Created: 04/22/2026 22:31
Changes: 04/22/2026 22:31 (62)
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Cache ID: 99:57F:101
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