Unauthorized RPC access via absent credential acceptance
Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 25, 2026
Improper authentication in Chia Blockchain 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to access RPC functions when no RPC credentials are configured. The RPC server's _authenticate function returns true when _get_rpc_username returns no configured username instead of rejecting the request. Exploitation requires network reachability to an RPC endpoint and permits the operations exposed by that service, including sensitive wallet operations.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Chia Blockchain 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to access RPC functions when no RPC credentials are configured. The RPC server's _authenticate function returns true when _get_rpc_username returns no configured username instead of rejecting the request. Exploitation requires network reachability to an RPC endpoint and permits the operations exposed by that service, including sensitive wallet operations.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3192
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Chia Network
- Product
- Chia Blockchain
- Classifications
- CWE-287, CWE-306, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.1.0
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Public exploit references
- Chia RPC authentication bypass proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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