Core Lightning advised operators to use offline mode if they do not install the forthcoming update, keeping their nodes active but disconnected. Core Lightning, an open-source implementation of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has confirmed multiple vulnerabilities and urged node operators to install a forthcoming security update. On Thursday, Core Lightning said it had been assessing a high volume of AI-generated Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) reports and found that several are real. The project told operators not to shut down their nodes completely, but to restart them with “--offline,” which prevents payments from entering, leaving or routing through the node. In a subsequent post, Core Lightning clarified that upgrading is its primary recommendation, while restarting with --offline is an alternative for operators who have not upgraded. Read more