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bsv-sdk ARC broadcaster treats INVALID/MALFORMED/ORPHAN responses as successful broadcasts — CVE-2026-40069

GitHub · GitHub · CVE-2026-40069

ID
CVE-2026-40069
Date
Updated
Activity
Source
GitHub
Vendor
GitHub
Threat
high
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
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.

Official advisory

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