CVE-2026-35679 Business logic in zcashd
Attackers can drain user funds from the Sprout pool by submitting invalid transactions that bypass proof verification in Zcash nodes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-35679?
CVE-2026-35679 is a low-severity vulnerability in zcashd, published on 5 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zcash zcashd before 6.12.0 allows invalid transactions to be accepted under certain conditions, which potentially could have resulted in the draining of user funds from the Sprout pool. It was sometimes not verifying Sprout proofs.
Weakness: CWE-358
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35679?
How do I fix CVE-2026-35679?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-35679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mh64-f367-wjjw.