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CVE-2026-119757

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Description

BTCPay Server before 2.4.2, including 2.4.2 release candidates, contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve .macaroon credential files for an LND (Lightning Network Daemon) node. Attackers can use the exposed macaroon to gain full control of the LND node, including moving funds, resulting in theft of funds from affected deployments.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-05 22:17:53.203000
Last modified
2026-11-05 22:17:53.203000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-119757",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-05T22:17:53.203",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-05T22:17:53.203",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "BTCPay Server before 2.4.2, including 2.4.2 release candidates, contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve .macaroon credential files for an LND (Lightning Network Daemon) node. Attackers can use the exposed macaroon to gain full control of the LND node, including moving funds, resulting in theft of funds from affected deployments."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "BTCPay Server",
          "product": "BTCPay Server",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "repo": "https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver",
          "packageURL": "pkg:github/btcpayserver/btcpayserver",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "2.4.2",
              "versionType": "semver",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
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  ],
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          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://blog.btcpayserver.org/security-advisory-btcpay-server-2-4-2/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/384812445203404",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/btcpay-server-lnd-macaroon-credential-file-disclosure",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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}