Summary
- A critical security vulnerability was found in a Ripple XRP Ledger (XPRL) update, but was reportedly fixed before the mainnet’s formal activation.
- The flaw was identified in a code amendment to the signature verification logic and was discovered during analysis using an AI-based security auditing tool.
- The foundation said the flaw could have enabled ledger state changes and fund theft and damaged ecosystem trust, and said it advised validators to vote against the amendment and issued an emergency update.
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A critical security vulnerability was found in Ripple’s blockchain network, the XRP Ledger (XPRL), in an update slated for mainnet deployment, but it was reportedly identified and fixed before formal activation.
According to Cointelegraph on the 27th (KST), the XRP Ledger Foundation said in a statement that it had fixed “a major logical flaw identified in a code amendment related to signature verification logic.”
The vulnerability was discovered on the 19th during an analysis by a security engineer at cybersecurity firm Cantina and an AI-based security auditing tool.
The foundation said that if the flaw had been exploited at scale, it could have not only altered ledger state and enabled fund theft, but also undermined trust across the broader XRP Ledger ecosystem.
The foundation recommended that validators vote against the amendment and, on the 23rd, released an emergency update version that blocks individual activation.
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