Core Lightning flooded with AI-generated fake CVEs, urgent fix incoming
RSync25 · x · 2026-08-27
Core Lightning (CLN), a Bitcoin Lightning node project, has been bombarded with AI-generated fake vulnerability reports over the past 10 days. The team is validating and triaging these reports. A point release with fixes is expected within days, and users are strongly advised to upgrade. Until then, users should upgrade with signed binaries or run nodes in --offline mode.
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