CriticalCVE-2026-119757

    BTCPay Server < 2.4.2 LND Macaroon Credential File Disclosure (CVE-2026-119757)

    Published Last modified Sources: pwn.watch, CVE.org

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    What is affected, what to do

    BTCPay Server before 2.4.2, including 2.4.2 release candidates, contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve .macaroon credential files for an LND (Lightning Network Daemon) node. Attackers can use the exposed macaroon to gain full control of the LND node, including moving funds, resulting in theft of funds from affected deployments.

    The vulnerability is being actively exploited; treat it as a priority. Update BTCPay Server to version 2.4.2.

    Affected
    • BTCPay Server lt *..2.4.2
    Fixed in
    • BTCPay Server 2.4.2

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    Metrics

    9.8

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    9.8

    CVSS v3

    Severity Critical on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: pwn.watch, CVE.org

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    EPSS score

    No value is available for this vulnerability.

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    Severity
    Critical
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    79.00 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    actively exploitedSource: VulnCheck KEV (opens in a new tab), pwn.watch How we classify
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    9.8 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    9.8
    CVSS v4

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    9.3
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-552, CWE-522

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Actively exploited: treat the vulnerability as a priority in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2. If it is exploited in your environment, check the reporting obligation under Art. 23 (early warning within 24 hours).
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    Since 11.09.2026, manufacturers of affected products with digital elements must report actively exploited vulnerabilities under Art. 14 CRA, with an early warning within 24 hours via ENISA's single reporting platform.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    BTCPay Server before 2.4.2, including 2.4.2 release candidates, contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve .macaroon credential files for an LND (Lightning Network Daemon) node. Attackers can use the exposed macaroon to gain full control of the LND node, including moving funds, resulting in theft of funds from affected deployments.

    Source: pwn.watch, cvelistv5, NVD (NIST)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    BTCPay ServerBTCPay Server
    • < 2.4.2
    • 2.4.2

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

      Base

      The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-552

    • CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials

      Class

      The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-522

    References & sources

    • blog.btcpayserver.orgSecurity Advisory: BTCPay Server 2.4.2pwn-watch, Vendor advisory, Patch
    • binance.comExploitation AnnouncementTechnical description
    • vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: BTCPay Server < 2.4.2 LND Macaroon Credential File Disclosurepwn-watch, Third-party advisory
    • pwn.watchpwn.watch: BTCPay Server: hot wallets drained on self-hosted instances running 2.4.1 and earlierpwn-watch
    • CVE.org (MITRE)CVE-2026-119757: BTCPay Server < 2.4.2 LND Macaroon Credential File Disclosurepwn-watch
    • blog.btcpayserver.orgSecurity Incident Affecting BTCPay Server 2.4.1 and Earlierpwn-watch
    • thehackernews.comHackers Exploit BTCPay Server Flaw to Steal Bitcoin and Litecoin From Hot Walletspwn-watch
    • coindesk.comBTCPay tells users to turn off their servers after reports of drained walletspwn-watch

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. ReceivedVulnCheck

      CVSS V4.0: AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

      CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

      Weakness type: CWE-552, CWE-522

      Description added or changed

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Descriptionadded
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      BTCPay Server before 2.4.2, including 2.4.2 release candidates, contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve .macaroon credential files for an LND (Lightning Network Daemon) node. Attackers can use the exposed macaroon to gain full control of the LND node, including moving funds, resulting in theft of funds from affected deployments.
      CVSSadded
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      AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
      CVSSadded
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      AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
      Weakness type (CWE)added
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      CWE-552
      Weakness type (CWE)added
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      CWE-522
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119757.json">CVE-2026-119757</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://blog.btcpayserver.org/security-advisory-btcpay-server-2-4-2/
      Referenceadded
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      https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/384812445203404
      Referenceadded
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      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/btcpay-server-lnd-macaroon-credential-file-disclosure

      Source identifier: disclosure@vulncheck.com

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