CVE-2021-41591
ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.4
ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
- Record
CVE-2021-41591- CVSS 3.1
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
- Record
CVE-2021-41591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28605 No score
ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28605- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6qw-cx64-86rx
9.4
ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
- Record
GHSA-r6qw-cx64-86rx- CVSS 3.1
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-41591 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.4) in Acinq Eclair, published October 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-May/002714.html
bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/good-griefing-a-lingering-vulnerability-on-lightning-network-that-still-needs-fixing
lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2021-October/003257.html
github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/1985
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41591
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r6qw-cx64-86rx