CVE-2026-46542

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 86% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Ed25519 multisig delinearization code path. Ed25519PublicKey::delinearize() in keys/src/multisig/mod.rs called .unwrap() on curve point decompression, which panics when a public key is constructed from 32 bytes that do not represent a valid point on the Ed25519 curve. Ed25519PublicKey construction only validates byte length, not curve membership, so invalid keys can reach the delinearization path and crash the hosting process. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
14.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 21, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 27, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Denial of service in Ed25519 multisig delinearization via invalid curve points · Advisory · nimiq/core-rs-albatross · GitHub

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-h9cc-w26m-j342
github_release Patch Available

Mainnet 1.4.0

Patch available: nimiq/core-rs-albatross v1.4.0

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0
github_pr Patch Available

Multisig: return errors instead of panicking on invalid curve points when delinearizing

Patch available: nimiq/core-rs-albatross v1.4.0 (PR #3713 merged 2026-04-22)

https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3713

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-46542(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
crates.io(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nimiq-keys—1.4.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46542?
CVE-2026-46542 is a medium vulnerability published on May 21, 2026. 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 denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Ed25519 multisig delinearization code path. Ed25519PublicKey::delinearize() in keys/src/multisig/mod.rs called…
When was CVE-2026-46542 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46542 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 21, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46542 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46542 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46542?
CVE-2026-46542 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46542?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46542, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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