# Core Lightning Ships a Security Release and Withholds the Source Patches for 14 Days

Version 26.06.7 fixes vulnerabilities confirmed during a three-week wave of machine-generated bug reports across open-source Bitcoin projects, and every earlier release is now unsupported.

- Published: 2026-08-30T05:48:31.718Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-30/core-lightning-ships-a-security-release-and-withholds-the-so
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Blockstream Blog](https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-26-06-7/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/27/ai-bug-reports-trigger-emergency-warning-for-bitcoin-lightning-node-operators), [Dan Luu, Bug Blindness](https://danluu.com/bug-blind/)

Blockstream has released Core Lightning 26.06.7 and recommended that every node operator upgrade. The point release fixes vulnerabilities confirmed over the previous three weeks. The team published binaries while keeping the source patches…

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