XRP Kuwait validator issued a public rebuttal, responding to accusations of losing its independence following an emergency network update. Previously, the XRP Ledger was forced to undergo an emergency fix due to a payment engine vulnerability, undiscovered since 2015, which could have led to the unauthorized creation of XRP out of thin air. The XRPL Foundation stated that the vulnerability was eliminated before attackers discovered it, and no funds were lost. Another Batch mechanism vulnerability was also successfully patched on the mainnet on October 9.