Security· ★★★· neutral·

Teku and Besu patch Ethereum validator reward-theft vulnerability

  • —eMudhra intermediate CA keys were generated with insufficient randomness, allowing forged certificates
  • —Java does not check revocation by default, so some Teku Docker setups kept trusting the certificates
  • —Default mainnet Teku nodes are unaffected; operators are urged to move to Java 25
Why it matters: Validators running Docker-based clients must update images to prevent reward theft via address substitution.
Source: Bloomingbit