CVE-2026-45248
MEDIUMHedera Guardian Authentication Bypass Information Disclosure
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/pull/6076
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hedera-guardian-authentication-bypass-information-disclosure
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
27.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (2)
hashgraph/guardian
< 3.5.1
hedera/guardian
< 3.5.1
Published
May 14, 2026
Tracked Since
May 15, 2026