Report: Complete Guide to CVE-2026-34069 - nimiq-consensus panics via RequestMacroChain micro-block locator

Report: Complete Guide to CVE-2026-34069 - nimiq-consensus panics via RequestMacroChain micro-block locator

CVE ID :CVE-2026-34069 Published : April 14, 2026, 12:16 a.m. | 1 hour, 39 minutes ago Description :nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. In versions 1.2.2 and below, an unauthenticated p2p peer can cause the RequestMacroChain message handler task to panic. Sending a RequestMacroChain message where the first locator hash on the victim’s main chain is a micro block hash (not a macro block hash) causes said panic. The RequestMacroChain::handle handler selects the locator based only on

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April 14, 2026