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CVE-2020-26895

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-26895 describes a vulnerability in LND (Lightning Network Daemon) versions prior to 0.10.0-beta, where the software would accept invalid high-S signatures, leading to the broadcast of invalid local commitment/HTLC transactions. This flaw allows any peer with an open channel to exploit the vulnerability, potentially resulting in a loss of funds for the victim. The CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium) indicates a network-based attack with low complexity and a low impact on integrity, requiring no user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.2.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0071 is in the 31st percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

gist.github.com / ariard/fb432a9d2cd3ba24fdc18ccc8c5c6eb4
Third Party Advisory
lists.linuxfoundation.org / pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-October/002856.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.linuxfoundation.org / pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-October/002858.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory