CVE-2026-82750
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Gas Fee Inflation in ZenHive mpp

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-82750, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-06

Last updated on: 2026-09-06

Assigner: EEF

Description

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in ZenHive mpp allows an unauthenticated remote client to inflate the fee-payer's gas cost per sponsored payment by a large multiplier and to have the sponsor pay for EIP-7702 account delegations of the client's choosing. When the server sponsors Tempo payments, MPP.Methods.Tempo.FeePayerPolicy.measure/3 in lib/mpp/methods/tempo/fee_payer_policy.ex bounds the gas fields, the fee budget, the validity window and the access list of the client-signed 0x76 envelope, but never reads its aa_authorization_list field. Every signed delegation in that list is charged as intrinsic gas before the payment call runs, so a client attaching delegations from throwaway authority keys makes the sponsor pay for them within the default gas_limit ceiling. At the reporter's default of seven entries the sponsored cost rises from about 46,575 gas to about 1,884,087 gas. Because each entry is applied as a persistent set-code delegation, a client can also upgrade its own accounts to delegated code at the sponsor's expense. This issue affects mpp: from 0.2.0 before 0.16.1.

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Published
2026-09-06
Last Modified
2026-09-06
Generated
2026-09-08
AI Q&A
2026-09-06
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Vendor Product Version / Range
zenhive mpp From 0.2.0 (inc) to 0.16.1 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-1284 The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in ZenHive mpp allows an unauthenticated remote client to inflate the gas cost for sponsored payments by attaching multiple EIP-7702 account delegations to a transaction. The server fails to validate the authorization list, causing the sponsor to pay excessive gas fees. Attackers can also upgrade their accounts to delegated/smart-contract accounts at the sponsor's expense.

Detection Guidance

Detecting this vulnerability requires checking the version of the ZenHive mpp library in use. Commands include: for Erlang/Elixir projects, run `mix deps` or check `mix.lock` for mpp version <= 0.16.0. For system-wide checks, inspect installed packages via package managers like Hex or rebar3.

Impact Analysis

If you sponsor transactions using ZenHive mpp versions <= 0.16.0, attackers can inflate gas costs by up to 40 times the normal amount, increasing operational expenses. They may also permanently upgrade their accounts to delegated code, forcing you to pay for unauthorized account changes.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability does not directly affect compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, or similar standards as it pertains to gas fee manipulation and account delegation in a blockchain context rather than data protection or privacy.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade the ZenHive mpp library to version 0.16.1 or later immediately. If upgrading is not possible, disable Tempo fee sponsorship or set a lower max_gas override in fee_payer_policy to limit gas inflation. Review and remove any unauthorized EIP-7702 delegations from transactions.

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