Read the docs
TI-2026-51635 Aliases CVE-2026-73541GHSA-j5gr-9qmc-3234

Resource allocation without limits in ZenHive mpp

Priority LOW 39CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ZenHive mpp allows an unauthenticated remote client to drain the fee-payer wallet through concurrent sponsored payments, denying service to legitimate payers once it is empty. MPP.Methods.Tempo.FeePayerPolicy enforces its ceilings (max_gas, max_fee_per_gas, max_priority_fee_per_gas, the worst-case gas_limit * max_fee_per_gas <= max_total_fee budget cap, and a validity window) against one transaction at a time, and nothing accounts for exposure across concurrent requests. reserve_hash_atomic/2 is keyed on the transaction hash, so it prevents duplicate broadcast of the same signed transaction but not N distinct sponsored transactions carrying distinct expiring nonces. Committed sponsor exposure is therefore N times max_total_fee, bounded by nothing in the library, and the default 900 second validity window lets co-signed transactions stay broadcastable and uncounted for that entire period. This issue affects mpp: from 0.2.0 before 0.12.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00589 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mpp (ZenHive): 0.12.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ZenHivempp0.2.0 to before 0.12.00.12.0Patch availableCNA
  • mpp VendorZenHive Affected 0.2.0 to before 0.12.0 Fixed in 0.12.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zenhive:machine_payments_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:elixir:*:*0.2.0 to before 0.12.0VulnerableZenHive
  • cpe:2.3:a:zenhive:machine_payments_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:elixir:*:* Versions 0.2.0 to before 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·ZenHive

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA mpp (ZenHive) Fixed in 0.12.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73541
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5gr-9qmc-3234

References

  • 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-2026-51302 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