Key Takeaway:
- Critical XRPL amendment flaw fixed pre-activation, averting any user fund risk.
- Patch deployed before mainnet activation ensured funds remained safe and intact.
- Amendment never activated; proactive fix safeguarded the XRP Ledger’s users.
According to the XRP Ledger Foundation (XRPLF), a critical security flaw in a not‑yet‑activated amendment to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) was identified and patched before any activation. The organization stated that no user funds were at risk.
The foundation instructed validators to vote against the faulty amendment to prevent it from reaching mainnet. It also shipped an emergency rippled 3.1.1 release on Feb. 23 to block activation while engineers corrected the code. These steps closed the window for any potential exploitation before deployment.
The issue centered on signature‑validation logic within a pending amendment. In plain terms, the path that checks whether a transaction’s signature is valid contained a critical logic flaw. If activated, such an error could have undermined guarantees that only properly signed transactions are processed, creating systemic risk, the foundation warned.
Discovery was aided by AI, with an autonomous bug‑hunter participating in the find during coordinated review. “our autonomous bug hunter, Apex, found this critical bug,” said Hari Mulackal, CEO of Cantina. He also estimated that, had it been exploited after activation, nearly $80 billion might have been at direct risk.
At the time of this writing, XRP was trading at $1.41, based on data from BeInCrypto Markets. Together with the patch and validator guidance, this situational context underscores a focus on network stability rather than price.
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