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Eclair developers urged operators to upgrade after fixing vulnerabilities exploitable by malicious nodes, just days after restricting browser access to sensitive node controls.
The Oct. 15 release blocks a cached-authentication route to Eclair's API and requires direct browser interfaces to add a backend.
October funding and splicing repairs limit peer fees and verify backend transactions, while the latest listed release remains September's v0.14.3.
The October 1-dated v0.2.7 and v0.1.13 releases fix the reconnect path; v0.2.7 also addresses an LSPS2 amount flaw.
Core Lightning’s latest update fixes Bitcoin payment delays, protects funds during channel shutdowns, and closes security flaws affecting node operators.
New disclosures show how saved unfunded channels could overwhelm older nodes again on restart, despite a fix shipping in July.
Electrum 4.8.2 fixes a Lightning backup flaw affecting anchor channels and requires some users to replace older backup files.
The flaw was fixed in v26.06.7, but older builds and some early Docker images still call for an upgrade check.
A research prototype targets five off-chain Lightning functions, but its default design raises gossip downloads 10.2-fold in tests.
