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A metaprogram running in the Lean process can register an ill-typed nested inductive whose constructor applies a .proj C 0 projection to a value of the unrelated type W, and the kernel admits the declaration through the ordinary checked addDecl path at maximum kernel checking, without sorry, unsafeCast, debug.skipKernelTC, addDeclWithoutChecking, FFI, or a modified .olean file. The result is a type confusion yielding a proof of False that carries no axioms, from which any proposition can be derived. The published proof of concept additionally pads two expressions until their hashes and approximate depths collide, which defeats kernel caching; that is the technique used to reach the flaw, not its cause. Exploitation requires running a metaprogram in-process, for example by building a project or importing a malicious Lake dependency.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-20T17:19:34.054+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-26T01:23:59.293+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"lean4","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"leanprover\",\n                    \"product\": \"lean4\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://github.com/leanprover/lean4\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.32.2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.32.2\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.33.0-rc1\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":6.3,"severity":"MEDIUM"},{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/leanprover/lean4/issues/14576","https://github.com/leanprover/lean4/commit/a39eab69e1eee9ad38f4efe507907b1026a77808","https://github.com/leanprover/lean4/pull/14577","https://github.com/endrazine/lean-cve-poc","https://github.com/xrchz/CollatzLean","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/02/1","https://github.com/leanprover/lean4","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lean-4-kernel-type-checking-bypass-via-mismatched-structure-projections"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72844","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-72844","identifiers":["CVE-2026-72844"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[{"source":"cisa-kev:global","scope":"Complete CISA KEV catalog; all vendors. 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