CVE-2019-12998

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

c-lightning before 0.7.1 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control. NOTE: README.md states "It can be used for testing, but it should not be used for real funds."

Affected products

Elementsproject C-Lightning: before 0.7.1 — fixed in 0.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Elementsproject C-Lightning 0.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/commits/master
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002174.html
https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/commits/master
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002174.html

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