CVE-2016-8889
N/A
Published: October 28, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBitcoin Knots
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
In Bitcoin Knots v0.11.0.ljr20150711 through v0.13.0.knots20160814 (fixed in v0.13.1.knots20161027), the debug console stores sensitive information including private keys and the wallet passphrase in its persistent command history.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94235x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1618462.0x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/blob/v0.13.1.knots20161027/doc/release-notes.mdQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-310
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