#BitcoinCoreDisclosesTorTrafficVulnerability
🚨 $BTC CORE DISCLOSES TOR TRAFFIC VULNERABILITY!
Bitcoin Core has publicly revealed a security flaw that could have exposed thousands of Bitcoin nodes to unexpected risks through Tor connections.
🔍 What Happened?
- A vulnerability was identified as CVE-2025-62860.
- Incoming Tor connections could incorrectly receive trusted-node permissions.
- This could bypass certain spam and privacy protections.
- Thousands of reachable Bitcoin nodes were potentially affected under specific configurations.
🛡️ Was It Fixed?
✅ Bitcoin Core 28.3
✅ Bitcoin Core 29.2
✅ Bitcoin Core 30.0
The vulnerability was patched in October 2025, while its technical details were publicly disclosed on November 10, 2026.
⚠️ Important: This is a previously patched vulnerability, not evidence of a new ongoing Bitcoin attack. Nodes using default configurations were not affected by this specific issue.
💬 Do you think Bitcoin Core's security disclosure policy is strong enough to protect the network?
#BTC #CryptoSecurity #TorNetwork #BlockchainLeaders #CryptoNews
🚨 $BTC CORE DISCLOSES TOR TRAFFIC VULNERABILITY!
Bitcoin Core has publicly revealed a security flaw that could have exposed thousands of Bitcoin nodes to unexpected risks through Tor connections.
🔍 What Happened?
- A vulnerability was identified as CVE-2025-62860.
- Incoming Tor connections could incorrectly receive trusted-node permissions.
- This could bypass certain spam and privacy protections.
- Thousands of reachable Bitcoin nodes were potentially affected under specific configurations.
🛡️ Was It Fixed?
✅ Bitcoin Core 28.3
✅ Bitcoin Core 29.2
✅ Bitcoin Core 30.0
The vulnerability was patched in October 2025, while its technical details were publicly disclosed on November 10, 2026.
⚠️ Important: This is a previously patched vulnerability, not evidence of a new ongoing Bitcoin attack. Nodes using default configurations were not affected by this specific issue.
💬 Do you think Bitcoin Core's security disclosure policy is strong enough to protect the network?
#BTC #CryptoSecurity #TorNetwork #BlockchainLeaders #CryptoNews
