GHSA-429q-fhh4-r6hj `InterfaceAccount` allows account substitution between unexpected types

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Attackers can bypass account-type validation in Anchor programs, leading to incorrect authorization and state manipulation.

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What is GHSA-429q-fhh4-r6hj?

GHSA-429q-fhh4-r6hj is a missing authorization vulnerability in anchor-lang, published on 8 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Affected versions of anchor-lang allowed InterfaceAccount to accept accounts with an unexpected Anchor discriminator. A change to InterfaceAccount caused checked deserialization to be bypassed for this account wrapper, so validation proved only that the account owner matched one of the accepted interface owners. It did not prove that the account data belonged to the expected account type.

Programs using InterfaceAccount rely on Anchor to enforce both owner and account-type validation before the handler runs. With discriminator checking disabled, an attacker could pass another account type owned by an accepted program and have it deserialized through the expected interface wrapper. This could bypass account-type assumptions made by the program and lead to incorrect authorization or state handling.

The issue was fixed in anchor-lang 1.0.0-rc.2 by restoring checked deserialization for InterfaceAccount::try_from, while keeping explicitly unchecked behavior available only through the unchecked API. Users should upgrade to anchor-lang 1.0.0-rc.2 or later.

Which versions are affected by GHSA-429q-fhh4-r6hj?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including anchor-lang.

PackageAffectedFixed in
anchor-lang crates.ioFrom 1.0.0-rc.11.0.0-rc.2
anchor-lang crates.ioFrom 1.0.0-rc.11.0.0-rc.2
anchor-lang crates.ioFrom 1.0.0-rc.11.0.0-rc.2

How do I fix GHSA-429q-fhh4-r6hj?

Upgrade anchor-lang to 1.0.0-rc.2 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is GHSA-429q-fhh4-r6hj being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-429q-fhh4-r6hj in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as RUSTSEC-2026-0146.

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