CVE-2026-86840 (GCVE-0-2026-86840)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 15:29 – Updated: 2026-09-10 18:27
VLAI
Title
Bifrost Unauthorized Channel Commission Attribution Allows Commission Diversion
Summary
The `vtoken-minting` and `slpx` pallets in Bifrost contain an improper authorization vulnerability in channel commission attribution. A signed account can supply an arbitrary registered `channel_id` when minting tokens without verifying that the caller is authorized to mint on behalf of that channel. This allows an attacker to inflate a channel's recorded mint volume and cause protocol commission payments to be disproportionately distributed to that channel during commission settlement.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 18:26 UTC
CWE
Assigner
certcc CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 42/100 over 156 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Bitfrost.io Bifrost Affected: 0 , ≤ 2022.02 (custom)
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