October 12th 2026, 8:43 AM
Ripple's Un patched Security Flaw Exposed
Key Summary
RippleX and the XRP Ledger Foundation disclosed a payment-engine vulnerability that could theoretically have created approximately 18 trillion spendable XRP in one transaction, far exceeding the ledger's intended 100 billion XRP supply. The fix was released in xrpld 3.4.1, and there is no evidence of exploitation on a public network or unauthorized XRP creation.
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Bug DetailsThe payment engine can consume offers from the order book as one payment crosses a trading path. The vulnerability occurred when adding amounts from many offers, causing an unchecked integer overflow. This overflow led to a difference between the amount paid to offer owners and the amount charged to buyers, resulting in newly created XRP. The ledger's
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