Lightning Labs lnd before 0.13.3-beta allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-41593 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.72%). 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 | 1.01% | 0.72% | -0.29% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 0.72% | 1.01% | +0.29% |
| 3 | 2025-05-23 | — | 0.72% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 4.7 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | < 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.0:beta_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.0:beta_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.0:beta_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.0:beta_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.1:beta_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.1:beta_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.1:beta_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.1:beta_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.11.1:beta_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.0:beta_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.0:beta_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.0:beta_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.0:beta_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.0:beta_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.0:beta_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.1:beta_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.1:beta_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.1:beta_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.1:beta_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.1:beta_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.12.1:beta_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.0:beta_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.0:beta_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.0:beta_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.0:beta_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.0:beta_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.1:beta_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.1 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.1:beta_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.2 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lightning_network_daemon_project | lightning_network_daemon | 0.13.3 | cpe:2.3:a:lightning_network_daemon_project:lightning_network_daemon:0.13.3:beta_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/good-griefing-a-lingering-vulnerability-on-lightning-network-that-still-needs-fixing | Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.13.3.md | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.13.3-beta | 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 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2021-October/003264.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory |