CVE-2016-8889

6.2 mediumEPSS 0.5%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.2 medium

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

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 39% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-200, CWE-310
Published: 2016-10-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

bitcoin_knots_project:bitcoin_knots

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94235
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1618462.0
https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/blob/v0.13.1.knots20161027/doc/release-notes.md
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94235
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1618462.0

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