VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8889

CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.46%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-10-28

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

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.