CVE-2026-33471

nimiq-block has skip block quorum bypass via out-of-range BitSet indices & u16 truncation

State
Published
Severity
9.6 Critical
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Updated
Apr 23, 2026
Reserved
Mar 20, 2026

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Description

nimiq-block contains block primitives to be used in Nimiq's Rust implementation. `SkipBlockProof::verify` computes its quorum check using `BitSet.len()`, then iterates `BitSet` indices and casts each `usize` index to `u16` (`slot as u16`) for slot lookup. Prior to version 1.3.0, if an attacker can get a `SkipBlockProof` verified where `MultiSignature.signers` contains out-of-range indices spaced by 65536, these indices inflate `len()` but collide onto the same in-range `u16` slot during aggregation. This makes it possible for a malicious validator with far fewer than `2f+1` real signer slots to pass skip block proof verification by multiplying a single BLS signature by the same factor. The patch for this vulnerability is included as part of v1.3.0. No known workarounds are available.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.19.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
  • CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
  • CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nimiq-blocknimiq
  • < 1.3.0Affected

References

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