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Infosec · blog.trailofbits.com · Tuesday, 25 August 2026

An empty marker lets anyone become admin on Provenance chain

Trail of Bits found a Cosmos SDK flaw letting any user take admin control over Provenance marker accounts with zero tokens. The authorization check meant to gate access to 100%-of-supply holders short-circuits as true for any zero-balance caller on non-fixed markers. Two transactions suffice to mint tokens or drain escrow. Fixed in v1.28.0, but 82 live markers on mainnet were exposed.

Read the source: blog.trailofbits.com ↗In the 25 August issue →