Evmos vulnerable to unauthorized account creation with vesting module
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
### Impact _What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_ Using the vesting module, a malicious attacker can create a new vesting account at a given address, before a contract is created on that address. Addresses of smart contracts deployed to the EVM are deterministic. Therefore, it would be possible for an attacker to front-run a contract creation and create a vesting account at that address. When an address has been initialized without any contract code deployed to it, it will not be possible to upload any afterwards. In the described attack, this would mean that a malicious actor could prevent smart contracts from being deployed correctly. In order to remediate this, an alternative user flow is being implemented for the vesting module: - only the account receiving the vesting funds will be able to create such an account by calling the `CreateClawbackVestingAccount` method and defining a funder address - vesting and lockup periods can then be created by that funder address using `FundClawbackAccount` ### Patches _Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_ ### Workarounds _Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_ ### References _Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | github.com/evmos/evmos/v13/x/vesting (Go) | up to 13.0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-m99c-q26r-m7m7 |
| — | github.com/evmos/evmos/v13 (Go) | up to 13.0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-m99c-q26r-m7m7 |
- github.com/evmos/evmos/v13/x/vesting (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 13.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-m99c-q26r-m7m7
- github.com/evmos/evmos/v13 (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 13.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-m99c-q26r-m7m7
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-m99c-q26r-m7m7
References
Sources
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