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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10725 · published 5 July 2018

CVE-2016-10725: Bitcoin core vulnerability

Bitcoin · Bitcoin Core

In Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0, a non-final alert is able to block the special "final alert" (which is supposed to override all other alerts) because operations occur in the wrong order. This behavior occurs in the remote network alert system (deprecated since Q1 2016). This affects other uses of the codebase, such as Bitcoin Knots before v0.13.0.knots20160814 and many altcoins.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.5% · top 15.9% CWE-310 · CWE-310
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
2.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0, a non-final alert is able to block the special "final alert" (which is supposed to override all other alerts) because operations occur in the wrong order. This behavior occurs in the remote network alert system (deprecated since Q1 2016). This affects other uses of the codebase, such as Bitcoin Knots before v0.13.0.knots20160814 and many altcoins.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/alert-key-and-vulnerabilities-disclosure
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-July/016189.html Third Party Advisory
https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/alert-key-and-vulnerabilities-disclosure
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-July/016189.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10725), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.