bsv-sdk ARC broadcaster treats INVALID/MALFORMED/ORPHAN responses as successful broadcasts — CVE-2026-40069
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ID
CVE-2026-40069
CVE-2026-40069
Date
Updated
Activity
Source
GitHub
GitHub
Vendor
GitHub
GitHub
Threat
high
high
CVSS
7.5
7.5
EPSS
0.00044
0.00044
Summary
# ARC broadcaster treats failure statuses as successful broadcasts ## Summary `BSV::Network::ARC`'s failure detection only recognises `REJECTED` and `DOUBLE_SPEND_ATTEMPTED`. ARC responses with `txStatus` values of `INVALID`, `MALFORMED`, `MINED_IN_STALE_BLOCK`, or any `ORPHAN`-containing `extraInfo` / `txStatus` are silently treated as successful broadcasts. Applications that gate actions on broadcaster success…
Product
rubygems: bsv-sdk
What to do
General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):
- Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
- Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
- Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
- Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.