CVE-2019-12999
Improper Access Control in Lightning Network Daemon
Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) before 0.7 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) before 0.7 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-12999- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) before 0.7 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-12999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0992 No score
Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) before 0.7 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0992- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78hj-86cr-6j2v
Improper Access Control in Lightning Network Daemon
Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) before 0.7 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
GHSA-78hj-86cr-6j2v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) before 0.7 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-12999- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-78hj-86cr-6j2v
Improper Access Control in Lightning Network Daemon
Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) before 0.7 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
GHSA-78hj-86cr-6j2v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0807 No score
Improper Access Control in Lightning Network Daemon in github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
Improper Access Control in Lightning Network Daemon in github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
- Record
GO-2022-0807- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/lightningnetwork/lndGo |
through 0.7.0 | 0.7.1-beta |
github.com/lightningnetwork/lndGo |
before 0.7.1-beta | 0.7.1-beta |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | lightninglabs/chanleakcheck | 2019-09-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12999 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Lightning Network Daemon, published January 31, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.24%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd 0.7.1-beta.