CVE-2026-45248 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-45248: Hedera Guardian Authentication Bypass Information Disclosure

Vendor Hashgraph
Product guardian
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published May 14, 2026
Last update May 16, 2026

CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Hedera Guardian through 3.5.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the GET /api/v1/demo/registered-users endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive user information. Attackers can access the endpoint without providing authentication credentials to obtain usernames, Hedera DIDs, parent registry DIDs, system roles, and policy role assignments for all registered users in the system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 14, 2026 CVE published
May 16, 2026 Record updated

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