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TI-2026-34117 Aliases CVE-2026-46403GHSA-jc6w-wmfc-fh33

Klever-Go KVM read-only execution can commit contract delete and upgrade side effects

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

Klever-Go is the Go implementation of the Klever blockchain protocol. Prior to 1.7.17, KVM exposes `ExecuteReadOnlyWithTypedArguments` as a read-only execution mechanism. The hook saves the previous read-only state, sets `runtime.SetReadOnly(true)`, executes the destination context, and then restores the previous read-only state. However, the indirect contract delete and upgrade paths do not reject execution when `runtime.ReadOnly()` is true. As a result, a contract reached through read-only execution can call the production delete hook for a target contract it owns. The delete path appends the target address to `vmOutput.DeletedAccounts`, the output context merges `DeletedAccounts` into the caller output, and the smart contract processor later processes the VM output by deleting accounts listed in that field. The root cause is that read-only mode is applied as runtime state, but not enforced by the state-changing delete and upgrade host-core paths. This breaks the expected isolation boundary for workflows that rely on read-only calls to inspect another contract without allowing that callee to produce state-changing VM output. The issue is fixed in v1.7.17. Contract delete and upgrade host-core paths now reject execution when `runtime.ReadOnly()` is true. The invariant is regression-tested for delete, upgrade, storage writes, value transfers, and any VM output field that can later mutate chain state.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00478 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed klever-go (klever-io): 1.7.17github.com/klever-io/klever-go (Go): 1.7.17

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
klever-ioklever-gobefore 1.7.171.7.17Patch availableCNA
—github.com/klever-io/klever-go (Go)before 1.7.171.7.17Patch availableGHSA-jc6w-wmfc-fh33
  • klever-go Vendorklever-io Affected before 1.7.17 Fixed in 1.7.17 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/klever-io/klever-go (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.17 Fixed in 1.7.17 Patch available GHSA-jc6w-wmfc-fh33

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA klever-go (klever-io) Fixed in 1.7.17
  • Fix · GHSA-jc6w-wmfc-fh33 github.com/klever-io/klever-go (Go) Fixed in 1.7.17 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46403
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc6w-wmfc-fh33

References

  • TI-2026-40253 Klever-Go: SFT add-quantity `int64` overflow bypasses a finite per-nonce MaxSupply CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-40252 Klever-Go: Percentage-transfer royalty skips the source debit at exactly-100% splits CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-58874 Klever-Go: /log controls global node logging CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-32588 Klever-Go MultiDataInterceptor: remote OOM via crafted compressed P2P payload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-39560 Integer underflow in klever-io klever-go CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-58875 Resource allocation without limits in klever-io klever-go CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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