Cosmos EVM Flaw Exploited After Cosmos Labs Knew Every Blockchain Running It Was Vulnerable
Executive Summary
Cosmos Labs warned that a critical balance‑handling flaw in the shared Cosmos EVM module was exploited to drain funds from six blockchains between August 20 and August 25, 2026. The vulnerability, GHSA‑7g4w‑cg88‑2cq2, is rated Critical but was published without a CVE identifier, weakness classification, or CVSS score. Affected versions are <0.6.2.
Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: The Hacker News - Published Date: 2026-08-28T20:38:47+00:00 - Category: threat-intel
Original Description: Cosmos Labs has warned that a critical balance-handling flaw in the shared Cosmos EVM module was exploited to drain funds from six blockchains between August 20 and August 25, 2026. The vulnerability, designated GHSA-7g4w-cg88-2cq2, is rated Critical by Cosmos Labs and was published without a CVE identifier, a weakness classification, or a CVSS score. Affected versions are < 0.6.2 and >=
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