On-chain transfer proof is not single-use in mpp EVM payment method, enabling cross-challenge replay
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-294.
Summary
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in ZenHive mpp allows an unauthenticated remote client to obtain paid resources by resubmitting one settled on-chain transfer. MPP.Methods.EVM.verify/2 accepts a transaction-hash credential and matches a transfer purely on token, to and amount (ERC-20) or to and value (native). It binds the proof neither to the challenge being verified nor to any record of prior use, and the generic MPP.Plug dedup store keys on challenge.id, which is regenerated for every 402 response. On a static-price route, a single historical transfer matching the charge therefore satisfies an unbounded number of later charges, including transfers an attacker can read off a public block explorer. This issue affects mpp: from 0.3.0 before 0.6.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mpp (ZenHive) Fixed in 0.6.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-67581
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrg5-xm7q-qcjh
References
More ZenHive Machine Payments Protocol vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-51635 Resource allocation without limits in ZenHive mpp CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-51302 Static memo configuration in mpp Tempo disables per-challenge attribution binding, enabling third-party replay CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-51860 Non-atomic hash-credential dedup in mpp Tempo allows replay of a confirmed payment under a concurrent race CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-67581 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-67581 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrg5-xm7q-qcjh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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