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Informational 23 Bitcoin

Introduce custom TLVs in `pay_for_bolt11_invoice`

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Authored by shaavan

73/100 · Adequate
Introduce custom TLVs in `pay_for_bolt11_invoice`

Custom TLVs let the payer attach arbitrary data to the onion packet,
enabling everything from richer metadata to custom authentication on
the payee's side.

Until now, this flexibility existed only through `send_payment`. The
simpler `pay_for_bolt11_invoice` API offered no way to pass custom
TLVs, limiting its usefulness in flows that rely on additional context.

This commit adds custom TLV support to `pay_for_bolt11_invoice`,
bringing it to feature parity.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a routine API enhancement for the Lightning Dev Kit's rust-lightning library. It adds the ability for users to include custom data (called 'custom TLVs') when paying a BOLT11 invoice through the simpler `pay_for_bolt11_invoice` API, matching a capability already available in the more advanced `send_payment` API. The change mostly refactors how optional payment arguments are passed, grouping route settings, retry settings, and the new custom TLVs into a single `OptionalBolt11PaymentParams` struct. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a security vulnerability; it appears to be a feature addition for flexibility.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal API/feature change. Reviewers using this API should ensure that any custom TLVs they attach are well-formed and that downstream receivers validate them, as is standard for user-supplied onion data.

Security signals we found

01

Custom TLVs are user-controlled data attached to payment onions; improper validation or serialization could theoretically affect parsing, but no such bug is introduced or fixed here.

02

API refactor changes the public signature of `pay_for_bolt11_invoice`, which is a breaking API change but not a security flaw.

03

No mention of vulnerability, CVE, security fix, or bug in commit title or message.

04

Custom TLV support already existed in `send_payment`; this commit only exposes it through a second API.

Risk score

Why this scored 23/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 2/15
Affected reach 4/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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