---
id: 6728
title: "State divergence enables unauthorized access"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/08/25/state-divergence-enables-unauthorized-access/"
published_at: "2026-08-25T11:00:00Z"
tags: ["web3", "access-control", "vulnerability", "llm-security", "blockchain", "trail-of-bits", "cosmos-sdk", "provenance"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6728"
lang: en
---

# State divergence enables unauthorized access

## Summary

Trail of Bits details a Provenance Blockchain flaw (fixed in v1.29.0): a marker access check could be passed by controlling 100% of a token's circulating supply, letting anyone mint or drain real financial markers by granting themselves admin via two transactions; 82 live mainnet markers were affected.

## Why it matters

This coverage gives security teams current context for monitoring, validation, and remediation.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2026-08-25T11:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/08/25/state-divergence-enables-unauthorized-access/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6728