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State divergence enables unauthorized access

Trail of Bits·August 25, 2026·1 min read
State divergence enables unauthorized access

A bug in Provenance Blockchain, a Cosmos SDK-based proof-of-stake chain, allowed any user to gain admin control over marker accounts without holding tokens. The flaw affected 82 markers with live financial assets on mainnet. Reported April 1, 2026, it was mitigated in v1.28.0 on May 1 and fixed in v1.29.0 on June 8.

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