{"id":77337,"date":"2026-08-27T00:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/core-lightning-team-sounds-the-alarm-as-ai-uncovers-critical-flaws\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:49:48","slug":"core-lightning-team-sounds-the-alarm-as-ai-uncovers-critical-flaws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/core-lightning-team-sounds-the-alarm-as-ai-uncovers-critical-flaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Lightning Team Sounds the Alarm as AI Uncovers Critical Flaws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Core Lightning (CLN) software.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Devs are telling node runners to wait for a new upgrade and take current versions offline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Reports say artificial intelligence (AI) helped discover the CLN bugs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Core Lightning Maintainers Race to Deliver Emergency Fix<\/h2>\n<p>At the time of writing, the CLN team is preparing signed binaries aimed at fixing the bugs found in the recently disclosed reports. The team is hoping to have a fix within the next 48 hours and full disclosure within two weeks. \u201cCritical vulnerability in Core Lightning,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/callebtc\/status\/2092683963366064550?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">software developer Calle wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cBlockstream developers urge users to shut down CLN Lightning nodes right NOW! Please let everyone know,\u201d the dev added.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, there don\u2019t seem to be any reports of fund losses or any attackers exploiting the issue in the wild. However, the team insists CLN nodes must upgrade and they are also saying that they should take their Lightning nodes offline, so they stop talking to other nodes. \u201cLooks like a severe Core Lightning (CLN) issue was discovered,\u201d the software developer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/murchandamus\/status\/2092668704790315288?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Murch said at 1:41 p.m EDT<\/a>, explaining that nodes should consider restarting offline.<\/p>\n<h2>Lightning Network Capacity Sheds 1,893 BTC in Eight Months<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s Lightning Network is a second layer BTC users leverage to transact off-chain. Topping up and leaving the Lightning Network (opening and closing a channel) requires onchain settlement. On Wednesday at 5 p.m. EDT, the Lightning Network\u2019s capacity <a href=\"https:\/\/mempool.guide\/graphs\/lightning\/capacity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stands at 3,998 BTC<\/a> valued at $313.5 million. Capacity or the public channel balance has been on a significant downturn since May 30 and even more so since Dec. 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Mempool.space statistics show capacity stood at 5,891 BTC on Dec. 27, 2025, which means 32.1% has left over roughly eight months. That\u2019s a decline of 1,893 BTC. The latest vulnerability disclosure <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/dragonflys-haseeb-qureshi-says-2-ai-audit-could-have-caught-coldcard-flaw\/\">comes as a tidal wave of reports<\/a>, leveraging AI software, have recorded a significant amount of bugs across the industry. Alongside this, at the end of last month, the Coldcard firmware exploit, which caused the losses of nearly 2,000 BTC, was thought to be discovered by AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWtf is happening. This is really scary,\u201d the X account and pseudonymous bitcoin.org owner <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CobraBitcoin\/status\/2092691086149910873?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cobra Bitcoin wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Boltz Shutdown and AI-Assisted Threats<\/h2>\n<p>The CLN vulnerability news follows the recent issues with Boltz, a Lightning, Liquid, and onchain swapping platform. On Aug. 3, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/ai-attack-freezes-boltz-rattles-lightning-network-users\/\">Bitcoin.com News reported<\/a> that following months of AI-assisted attacks, the project shut off all swaps. This impacted other platforms like Aqua, Bull Bitcoin, and Zeus. Bull Bitcoin restored services without waiting for Boltz but Aqua and Zeus are still affected by the issue.<\/p>\n<p>AI-assisted attacks and discovery has the crypto community on edge, to say the least, and the exposed fragility involved with these systems that everyday Bitcoiners rely on continues to add salt to the wound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose my-3 lg:my-4\"><a aria-label=\"Read Now: Bitcoin Price Eyes $100K as Prediction Markets, Wall Street Weigh In\" class=\"block overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] no-underline focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[#4169E1] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 flex flex-col md:hidden\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-price-eyes-100k-as-prediction-markets-wall-street-weigh-in\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative aspect-video w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 m-0 p-3 text-xl font-bold capitalize leading-[1.17] tracking-[-0.4px] !text-white\">Bitcoin 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href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/core-lightning-team-sounds-the-alarm-as-ai-uncovers-critical-flaws\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Core Lightning (CLN) software. Devs are telling node runners to wait for a new upgrade and take current versions offline. Reports say artificial intelligence (AI) helped discover the CLN bugs. 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