CVE-2026-54541 Nimiq: Panic in TrieProof::verify via child_index unwrap on equal-length keys

Nimiq is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to 1.6.0, a malicious state-sync peer can crash a syncing node by sending a crafted TrieChunk proof containing two TrieProofNode values with identical keys. TrieProof::verify call...

GHSA-46WQ-28CX-MHW4 nimiq-primitives: Panic in TrieProof::verify via child_index unwrap on equal-length keys

Impact A malicious peer acting as a state-sync source can crash a syncing node by sending a crafted TrieChunk whose proof contains two TrieProofNodes with identical keys. TrieProof::verify calls TrieProofNode::childindex primitives/src/trie/trieproofnode.rs:94, which unconditionally unwraps...

nimiq-primitives: Panic in TrieProof::verify via child_index unwrap on equal-length keys

Impact A malicious peer acting as a state-sync source can crash a syncing node by sending a crafted TrieChunk whose proof contains two TrieProofNodes with identical keys. TrieProof::verify calls TrieProofNode::childindex primitives/src/trie/trieproofnode.rs:94, which unconditionally unwraps...