XRP Ledger upgrade Batch V1.1 is just one vote away from activation

The Batch V1.1 upgrade for the XRP Ledger is just one vote away from initiating the activation process. The RippleX team has fixed 11 software defects in the latest review. The Batch feature allows users to combine up to eight related transactions into a single operation, ensuring that both parties complete the transfer simultaneously when two people exchange tokens, thus avoiding the situation where one party pays while the other fails.

In Tuesday's snapshot, the upgrade received support from 27 out of 35 trusted validators, accounting for approximately 77%, while changes to the XRP Ledger require an 80% support rate. Therefore, currently, one validator's vote can determine success or failure, and obtaining one more vote will initiate a two-week activation countdown. The support rate must remain above this threshold for 14 days, during which validators can change their votes.

Previously, researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the original Batch proposal, allowing attackers to initiate transactions using others' accounts without authorization under specific conditions; this version was not deployed on the mainnet. The new version was released with xrpld 3.3.0 on August 6, and the latest review found 11 issues related to signatures, authorization checks, and server crashes. Among these, a serious vulnerability rated by the security company Common Prefix could allow attackers to reuse user signature permissions to execute transactions beyond expectations. RippleX stated that the review involved four senior engineers, audits from Halborn and Common Prefix, public security competitions, and automated testing, and mentioned that commercial projects using Batch have been signed or are in development.