SlowMist|Sep 16, 2026 11:44
🚨 SlowMist TI Alert 🚨
A vulnerability in an experimental feature of #CoreLightning (CLN) may put user funds at risk. Please check your node immediately!
Official @Core_LN announced on September 15 that it is investigating a vulnerability in an experimental feature that may affect user funds. All nodes with experimental features enabled are strongly advised to disable them immediately and wait for a patch.
🔴 High-risk options include:
--experimental-dual-fund (dual funding)
--experimental-splicing (now enabled by default)
--experimental-peer-storage
⚠️ The SlowMist team found that a similar issue had already been fixed in August: a remote peer could specify an arbitrary or even zero fee rate during the channel opening/funding adjustment (splice) protocol. The local node would sign and write it to the database without additional validation, potentially forcing the node to pay abnormal fees and even triggering a crash loop, leaving the node offline for an extended period and unable to respond to on-chain attacks in a timely manner.
🛡️ Node operators should:
1️⃣ Immediately run lightning-cli disableoption or remove all --experimental-* parameters when restarting;
2️⃣ Do not shut down the node completely — use --offline mode to retain on-chain monitoring capabilities and prevent counterparties from force-closing channels while the node is offline, which could result in fund losses;
3️⃣ After the official patch is released, verify the signature (GPG/SHA256) before upgrading. Do not blindly take action based solely on social media posts;
4️⃣ Beware of fake “urgent patch” links shared by impersonated official accounts.
📌 Source:
https://x.com/Core_LN/status/2099927317107839188
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