Static memo configuration in mpp Tempo disables per-challenge attribution binding, enabling third-party replay
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- 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 third party to obtain paid resources by replaying a transfer settled by an unrelated payer. MPP.Methods.Tempo normally binds a settled TIP-20 TransferWithMemo to the specific challenge under verification through an attribution nonce carried in the memo. When a static "memo" is configured in method_config, check_matched_memo_binding/3 returns the match unconditionally and that binding is skipped, leaving only token, recipient, amount and the static memo value to match on. The static memo is echoed in every unauthenticated 402 response and Tempo transfers are public, so an attacker can take any matching transfer paid by a legitimate customer, request a fresh challenge for the same route, and present that transaction hash as a type="hash" credential. The hash path performs no sender or signature check tying the presenter to the wallet that broadcast the transfer. This issue affects mpp: from 0.6.1 before 0.6.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 0.6.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73136
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cw4v-5gcf-x3cw
References
More ZenHive Machine Payments Protocol vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-47746 On-chain transfer proof is not single-use in mpp EVM payment method, enabling cross-challenge replay CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-51635 Resource allocation without limits in ZenHive mpp CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- 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-2026-73136 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73136 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cw4v-5gcf-x3cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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