# CVE-2026-58262: Klever-Go: PubKeysBitmap padding bits bypass the BLS signature quorum

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.20
- Published: 2026-08-07 · Updated: 2026-08-12

## Affected

- klever-io klever-go: fixed in 1.7.20

## Description

Klever-Go is the Go implementation of the Klever blockchain protocol. Prior to 1.7.20, header signature verification counts the unused padding bits of the PubKeysBitmap toward the two-thirds validator quorum. These padding bits do not correspond to any validator and are ignored by the actual BLS aggregate-signature check, so a malicious or compromised block producer can set them to reach the required quorum while gathering fewer genuine validator signatures than the protocol demands. As a result, nodes that import or intercept the header accept it as correctly signed without a real two-thirds quorum, weakening consensus safety and undermining finality. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.20.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on klever-io klever-go, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.20) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/klever-io/klever-go/security/advisories/GHSA-f9h7-4mmq-vgcq
- https://github.com/klever-io/klever-go/commit/a11cb28e495e608d8034dbe83a91e89d0c68e0f7

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