ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-41591 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.59%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 0.77% | 0.59% | -0.18% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 0.59% | 0.77% | +0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-09-12 | — | 0.59% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.5 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/good-griefing-a-lingering-vulnerability-on-lightning-network-that-still-needs-fixing | Press/Media Coverage |
| https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/1985 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-May/002714.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2021-October/003257.html | Exploit Vendor Advisory |