High severity · published Apr 7, 2026
CVE-2026-35523
Authentication bypass in strawberry-graphql via legacy graphql-ws WebSocket subprotocol
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Strawberry GraphQL is a library for creating GraphQL APIs. Strawberry up until version 0.312.3 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass on WebSocket subscription endpoints. The legacy graphql-ws subprotocol handler does not verify that a connection_init handshake has been completed before processing start (subscription) messages. This allows a remote attacker to skip the on_ws_connect authentication hook entirely by connecting with the graphql-ws subprotocol and sending a start message directly, without ever sending connection_init. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.312.3.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ST
strawberry · strawberry-graphql
< 0.312.3 · source: vendor
SG
Strawberry Graphql · Strawberry
before 0.312.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
ST
strawberry
strawberry-graphql
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