Medium severity · published May 14, 2026
CVE-2026-45248
Hedera Guardian Authentication Bypass Information Disclosure
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GU
guardian · hashgraph
through 3.5.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45248
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/pull/6076
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hedera-guardian-authentication-bypass-information-disclosure
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