RUSTSEC-2026-0230
Empty NIP-50 search filters can panic
- Severity
- 7.5 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- —
- No score published
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- —
- Not classified
- Fix
0.44.7- Upgrade nostr to this version or later
Description
The NIP-50 event-matching path searched event content with
slice::windows(search.len()). An empty search string therefore called
slice::windows(0), which always panics instead of returning a match result.
A remote client able to submit filters to an application using this matcher could trigger the panic with an empty NIP-50 search value. This includes clients querying an SDK local relay. Depending on the application's panic configuration and task isolation, the crafted filter could terminate request processing, a runtime worker, or the entire process, causing denial of service. No confidentiality or integrity impact is known.
Empty searches are now handled before the substring search, so the matcher returns a defined result without constructing a zero-sized window or panicking.
Affected versions
crates.io
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nostr | >= 0.0.0-0, < 0.44.7 |
0.44.7 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
nostr crates.io → 0.44.7
- cargo
cargo update -p nostr --precise 0.44.7
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
References
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Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| RUSTSEC-2026-0229 NIP-98 authorization parsing permits resource exhaustion | High | Also affects nostr |
| RUSTSEC-2026-0226 Wallet event parsers accept unauthenticated events | High | Also affects nostr |
| RUSTSEC-2026-0227 NIP-44 v2 decryption permits resource exhaustion | High | Also affects nostr |
| RUSTSEC-2026-0225 Debug output exposes NIP-46 and NIP-60 credentials | Medium | Also affects nostr |
| RUSTSEC-2026-0228 NIP-04 parsing amplifies malformed ciphertext memory use | Medium | Also affects nostr |
| RUSTSEC-2026-0219 Remote Denial of Service via malformed NIP-04 IV | High | Also affects nostr |
| RUSTSEC-2026-0216 Remote Denial of Service via malformed NIP‑44 v2 payload | High | Also affects nostr |
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