{"id":238505,"date":"2026-10-12T12:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=238505"},"modified":"2026-10-12T12:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:09:35","slug":"a-decade-old-ripple-xrp-ledger-flaw-was-patched-before-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=238505","title":{"rendered":"A Decade-Old Ripple XRP Ledger Flaw Was Patched Before Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"

A decade-old flaw in the Ripple XRP Ledger payment engine could theoretically have let attackers create spendable XRP beyond the network\u2019s fixed 100 billion supply cap.<\/p>\n

Ripple says the fix shipped in xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25, before public disclosure, and investigators found no evidence that the vulnerability was exploited on a public network or that unauthorized XRP was issued.<\/p>\n

The recent XRP Ledger security fix raised a lot of questions and some misconceptions. Let’s clear them up.<\/p>\n

1. Was any XRP created?<\/p>\n

No. XRP’s supply was fixed at 100 billion when the XRP Ledger launched, and no transaction is allowed to create more. This bug was a way around\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 XRP Ledger Foundation (@XRPLF) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

That distinction matters: the bug threatened the ledger\u2019s supply rules, but the available evidence does not show that XRP\u2019s cap was actually breached.<\/p>\n

J. Ayo Akinyele, RippleX\u2019s senior director of engineering, said, \u201cThe bug had existed in the codebase for over a decade and could have allowed XRP to be created beyond its fixed supply.\u201d<\/p>\n

How Could a Payment Bug Threaten the Ripple XRP Supply?<\/h2>\n

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