# CVE-2026-44505: Nimiq network-libp2p: Untrusted peer can wedge DHT

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
- Published: 2026-06-09 · Updated: 2026-06-10

## Affected

- nimiq core-rs-albatross: fixed in 1.4.0

## Description

Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. network-libp2p handles kad get-record query progress in handle_dht_get (network-libp2p/src/swarm.rs). Prior to version 1.4.0, when a peer returns a FoundRecord, the code verifies the record via dht_verifier.verify(&record.record). On verifier error, handle_dht_get logs and returns early without completing the oneshot used by Network::dht_get, and without cleaning up per-query bookkeeping. Later query progress can hit the "DHT inconsistent state" path and also return without cleanup. Because Network::dht_get awaits the oneshot without a timeout, the caller future can hang indefinitely. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nimiq core-rs-albatross, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-g39c-jcgg-qwvr
- https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3716
- https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0

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