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CVE-2020-26896


Prior to 0.11.0-beta, LND (Lightning Network Daemon) had a vulnerability in its invoice database. While claiming on-chain a received HTLC output, it didn't verify that the corresponding outgoing off-chain HTLC was already settled before releasing the preimage. In the case of a hash-and-amount collision with an invoice, the preimage for an expected payment was instead released. A malicious peer could have deliberately intercepted an HTLC intended for the victim node, probed the preimage through a colluding relayed HTLC, and stolen the intercepted HTLC. The impact is a loss of funds in certain situations, and a weakening of the victim's receiver privacy.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.2, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from lightning_network_daemon_project organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-10-21T02:15:12.737

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:20:26.193

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-354

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application lightning_network_daemon_project lightning_network_daemon < 0.11.0 Yes
Application lightning_network_daemon_project lightning_network_daemon 0.11.0 Yes
Application lightning_network_daemon_project lightning_network_daemon 0.11.0 Yes
Application lightning_network_daemon_project lightning_network_daemon 0.11.0 Yes
Application lightning_network_daemon_project lightning_network_daemon 0.11.0 Yes
Application lightning_network_daemon_project lightning_network_daemon 0.11.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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