# CVE-2020-26895: Prior to 0.10.0-beta, LND (Lightning Network Daemon) would have accepted a counterparty high-S signature and broadcast tx-relay invalid loca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Prior to 0.10.0-beta, LND (Lightning Network Daemon) would have accepted a counterparty high-S signature and broadcast tx-relay invalid local commitment/HTLC transactions. This can be exploited by any peer with an open channel regardless of the victim situation (e.g., routing node, payment-receiver, or payment-sender). The impact is a loss of funds in certain situations.

## What to do

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## References

- https://gist.github.com/ariard/fb432a9d2cd3ba24fdc18ccc8c5c6eb4
- https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-October/002856.html
- https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-October/002858.html

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