CVE-2022-39389

HIGH

Btcd < 0.23.3 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) is an implementation of a lightning bitcoin overlay network node. All lnd nodes before version `v0.15.4` are vulnerable to a block parsing bug that can cause a node to enter a degraded state once encountered. In this degraded state, nodes can continue to make payments and forward HTLCs, and close out channels. Opening channels is prohibited, and also on chain transaction events will be undetected. This can cause loss of funds if a CSV expiry is researched during a breach attempt or a CLTV delta expires forgetting the funds in the HTLC. A patch is available in `lnd` version 0.15.4. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may use the `lncli updatechanpolicy` RPC call to increase their CLTV value to a very high amount or increase their fee policies. This will prevent nodes from routing through your node, meaning that no pending HTLCs can be present.

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
btcd_project/btcd < 0.23.3
lightning_network_daemon_project/lightning_network_daemon < 0.15.4
lightningnetwork/lnd 0 - 0.15.4-betaGo
Published Nov 17, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026