CVE-2026-45137
Anchor-Lang Anchor
Anchor is a framework providing several convenient developer tools for writing Solana programs. From 1.0.0 to before 1.0.2, an logic error causes anchor programs to accept any program id when requiring the system program id, causing false assumptions resulting in potential arbitrary cpi in programs that invoke system program instructions. In the TryFrom > implementation for Program , the id of T is compared with Pubkey::default() to check whether anchor should allow any executable account, or a specific account, because when no T is supplied, T defaults to (), which implements Id::id() by returning Pubkey::default(). This results in T = () and T = System (which has Pubkey::default() as the id) having the same behavior, both allow any executable account. Programs built with anchor assume that the anchor runtime verifies passed in programs of type Program are in fact the system program. This false assumption can lead to arbitrary CPI or payment bypassing when programs try making CPI calls to the system program using the passed in system program due to the fact that the attacker can pass in any program instead of the system program. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.2.
Exploitation status
- Published references include exploit or proof-of-concept material. There is no confirmation it is being used in real attacks.
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.2 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Assigned by
- security-advisories@github.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-05-27
- Last modified
- 2026-08-26
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Anchor-Lang Anchor1.0.0 - 1.0.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.