Security advisory
A vulnerability has been found in ghostlander Halcyon and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function CBlock::AddToBlockIndex of the file src/main.cpp of the component Block Verification. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.1.0-hal is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 0675b25ae9cc10b5fdc8ea3a32c642979762d45e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217417 was assigned to this vulnerability.
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- CVEs
- CVE-2021-4300
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability has been found in ghostlander Halcyon and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function CBlock::AddToBlockIndex of the file src/main.cpp of the component Block Verification. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.1.0-hal is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 0675b25ae9cc10b5fdc8ea3a32c642979762d45e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217417 was assigned to this vulnerability.
osv:CVE-2021-4300
Complete source record
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