CVE-2026-33184

nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.3.0, the discovery handler accepts a peer-controlled limit during handshake and stores it unchanged. The immediate HandshakeAck path then honors limit = 0 and returns zero contacts, which makes the session look benign. Later, after the same session reaches Established, the periodic update path computes self.peer_list_limit.unwrap() as usize - 1. With limit = 0, that wraps to usize::MAX and then in rand 0.9.2, choose_multiple() immediately attempts Vec::with_capacity(amount), which deterministically panics with capacity overflow. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.0.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq_proof-of-stake:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

History

05 May 2026, 18:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Nimiq nimiq Proof-of-stake
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:core-rs-albatross:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:nimiq_proof-of-stake:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

13 Apr 2026, 17:47

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Nimiq
Nimiq core-rs-albatross
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nimiq:core-rs-albatross:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
References () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/commit/8f60a2d75b74b55764ecf34bd4435f4961630595 - () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/commit/8f60a2d75b74b55764ecf34bd4435f4961630595 - Patch
References () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3664 - () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3664 - Patch
References () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.3.0 - () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.3.0 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-5rm9-893q-vmhm - () https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-5rm9-893q-vmhm - Vendor Advisory

03 Apr 2026, 23:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-03 23:17

Updated : 2026-05-05 18:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-33184

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33184

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33184


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Products Affected

nimiq

  • nimiq_proof-of-stake
CWE
CWE-191

Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)